creator

[ kree-ey-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that creates.

  2. Also called con·tent cre·a·tor [kon-tent kree-ey-ter] /ˈkɒn tɛnt kriˌeɪ tər/ . a person who publishes original content online: The site makes it possible for all kinds of creators to make a viable income doing what they truly love and sharing it with their fans.

  1. the Creator, God.

Origin of creator

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English creato(u)r, creatur(e), from Anglo-French creator, creature, Old French creatur, criator, from Latin creātor, equivalent to creā(re) create + -tor -tor

Other words from creator

  • cre·a·tor·ship, noun

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How to use creator in a sentence

  • Rose was shocked and bewildered by many of the little ways of the creators, but she understood their way.

    The Creators | May Sinclair
  • Words must be reputable; that is, sanctioned by the authority of the creators of English literature.

    English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
  • But when they began to imitate their creators, it was time for the human race to make peaceif it could!

    Second Variety | Philip Kindred Dick
  • To demand that we show how this can be done is to demand that we ourselves become creators.

  • The worst criminals are not half so immoral as the creators and perpetrators of the unquestionable hell of Christian theology.

    Morality Without God | M. M. Mangasarian

British Dictionary definitions for creator (1 of 2)

creator

/ (kriːˈeɪtə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that creates; originator

Derived forms of creator

  • creatorship, noun
  • creatress or creatrix, fem n

British Dictionary definitions for Creator (2 of 2)

Creator

/ (kriːˈeɪtə) /


noun
  1. the Creator an epithet of God

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