creator
noun
a person or thing that creates.
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creator
American
[kree-ey-ter]
/ kriˈeɪ tər /
Creator
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British
/ kriːˈeɪtə /
noun
creator
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British
/ kriːˈeɪtə /
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Etymology
Origin of creator
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
Explanation
A person who invents, produces, or makes things is called a creator. If you are an author, you are the creator of the characters in your books. The noun creator is from the Latin word creare, which means "to make or bring forth." When it is spelled with an upper-case c, Creator refers to God, and when spelled with a lowercase c, it is anyone who invents or makes something. If you are the creator of these fabulous cupcakes, I'm going to need the recipe. The creator of the latest toy craze is in town and you can hear him speak about the history of toys from the yoyo to modern gaming systems.
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“From the creator side, nobody asked for this. We like our job,” added Lewis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Amaris Hayes, a 31-year-old Florida-based creator, posted a video comparing Ossoff to Fitzgerald Grant, the fictional president played by Tony Goldwyn in the Shonda Rhimes-created political drama “Scandal.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Birmingham-based content creator GB Street Stories has also encountered and filmed riders in the city.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The ‘Star Wars’ creator attempts a curatorial coup with his new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It’s the same seriousness I always see on his face, but this is the first time I feel a sense of foreboding from it, like it’s more than just the expression of a quiet creator.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
The Stones Throw documentary showed how you’ve influenced some of the biggest acts in hip-hop — Ye, Tyler, the Creator and so on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The preteen Elsesser fatefully introduced Kgositsile to Tyler, the Creator, which resulted in the classic lineup of Odd Future that became a phenomenon in the early 2010s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Welcome to its new “AI Creator TV” channel, now available on the app’s streaming service and consisting exclusively of app-generated films and shows, along with commercials that feature “synthetic performers.”
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
If men are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,” no collective entity has a right to total domination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Many people said it was like lacrosse, a gift from the Creator.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Some creators say UGC campaign managers—often marketing contractors who are or were creators themselves—have discouraged them from disclosing their ads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Other creators gained a following by turning thrift-store finds into trendy items.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
"In my content and with lots of other creators we're showing people how to wear things in multiple ways, how to look after them."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A half-century after this incident, not even the creators and stars of “American Hostage” can say for certain why we find stories like this so compelling — or why they keep happening in real life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
He only had the resources to retest 120 classrooms, however, so he asked the creators of the cheating algorithm to help choose which classrooms to test.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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