animator

[ an-uh-mey-ter ]

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noun

a person or thing that animates.
Graphic Arts. an artist who produces animation from drawings, objects, or computer models: a cartoon animator;a video game animator;a stop-motion animator.

Origin of animator

First recorded in 1565–75, and in 1915–20 for def. 2; from Late Latin animātor; see origin at animate, -tor

Sometimes an·i·mat·er .

Words Nearby animator

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How to use animator in a sentence

He plays Wallace, a twentysomething medical school dropout who falls for Chantry (Zoe Kazan), a capricious animator/artist.
Daniel Radcliffe on Sex, ‘Harry Potter,’ and Complicated Relationships | Marlow Stern | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Vladimir Shahettinin, a 40-year-old computer programmer and animator, makes what he describes as “patriotic cartoons.”
Ukraine’s Vigilante Peacemakers | James Kirchick | May 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Her 18-year-old daughter, an aspiring animator, is headed for art school, she says.
Joy Reid, MSNBC Anchor, on the Racism of the Tea Party, Family Dramas, and Why She Loves Boxing | Lloyd Grove | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I wanted to be an animator when I was a kid so I really enjoy that kind of work.
‘Saturday Night Live’ Star Bobby Moynihan Is the ‘Chozen’ One | Kevin Fallon | January 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A clever animator took on the meta task in a too-short 30-second YouTube video.
Ai Weiwei, Ban Ki-moon, Ponies & More Best ‘Gangnam Style’ Parodies (VIDEO) | Melissa Leon, Kevin Fallon | October 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Pachacamac, the great deity mentioned above, signifies "earth-animator."
Moon Lore | Timothy Harley
So, though Picasso remains the animator of the doctrinaire school or schools, Lhote may become the master.
Since Czanne | Clive Bell
What made me ask about children was that—that mediaeval animator.
Bud | Neil Munro
The substantial cause, the efficient of the worlds, the animator of spirits.
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha | Madhava Acharya
Viracocha too had a cosmic position; an old Peruvian hymn calls him “world-former, world-animator.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for animator

animator

animater

/ (ˈænɪˌmeɪtə) /

noun

an artist who produces animated cartoons
Canadian a person who coordinates or facilitates something, esp a television or radio presenter

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