creator

noun
cre·​a·​tor | \ krē-ˈā-tər How to pronounce creator (audio) \

Definition of creator

: one that creates usually by bringing something new or original into being especially, capitalized : god sense 1

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Examples of creator in a Sentence

the creator of the popular television show although some people see Freud as the creator of psychology, that isn't really true

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Hailing from South Korea, Park's résumé includes model, content creator, makeup artist, and author. Devon Abelman, Allure, "MAC Is About to Drop a Tarot Card-Inspired Collection With K-Beauty Star Pony," 22 Aug. 2019 Even the creator of the original lithium battery, 97-year old John Goodenough, has developed an improvement. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Could Iron Replace Lithium in Batteries?," 14 Aug. 2019 The two creators of the art installation shared several videos and photos of children and adults on either side of the wall playing together as if the seesaw was on a normal playground. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Artist installs seesaws at border wall so children in the U.S. and Mexico can play together," 30 July 2019 YouTube’s most popular creator, PewDiePie] empathized with their position. Aja Romano, Vox, "Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau’s giant YouTuber wedding married reality TV to the internet," 30 July 2019 The company also commissioned the mural's creators, the FAB Crew graffiti team, to touch up their work before Upland FSQ opens. David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "Upland Fountain Square packs beer company's 'culture' into a single spot," 26 July 2019 There were the emails Satoshi was known to have sent, before releasing bitcoin, to two creators of previous digital currency initiatives. Evan Ratliff, WIRED, "Was Bitcoin Created by This International Drug Dealer? Maybe!," 16 July 2019 Also reportedly in attendance were two meme creators who met with the president earlier this month. Marie C. Baca, Washington Post, "Who was who at Trump’s social media summit," 11 July 2019 Two meme creators who have been favored by Trump and his staff, who use the online handles @mad_liberals and @CarpeDonktum, had a 20-minute Oval Office meeting with the president Wednesday. Anchorage Daily News, "Trump looks to rally controversial online allies at White House social media summit," 10 July 2019

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First Known Use of creator

13th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for creator

Middle English creatour, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French criator, creator, borrowed from Latin creātor "one who begets or brings into being," from creāre "to beget, give birth to, create entry 1" + -tor, agent suffix

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creator

noun

English Language Learners Definition of creator

: a person who makes something new

creator

noun
cre·​a·​tor | \ krē-ˈā-tər How to pronounce creator (audio) \

Kids Definition of creator

1 : someone that invents or produces
2 capitalized : god sense 1

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