creator
noun
a person or thing that creates.
creator
American
[kree-ay-ter]
/ kriˈeɪ tər /
Creator
1
British
/ kriːˈeɪtə /
noun
creator
2
British
/ kriːˈeɪtə /
noun
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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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By then, he was much better established and able to commission Muppets creator Jim Henson to create life sized dolls, rather than borrow dolls from the Museum of Childhood.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
David Hemingson, the creator of ABC’s “Whiskey Cavalier” and a veteran television writer for shows including “Kitchen Confidential” and “How I Met Your Mother,” was also named as a defendant in the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Her style also "shepherds a message championing the working class", says Tashira Halyard, an attorney, content creator, and public policy expert based in Washington DC.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
In fact, he later said that he didn’t know anything about “Star Trek” until he had a meeting with the show’s creator, Gene Roddenberry, about starring in a new series: “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Thus G. E. Moore thought it was common sense to believe in an external reality, but not in a creator God or a life after death, while these beliefs have seemed commonsensical to many people.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Singer Solange and rapper Tyler The Creator attended the show, seated not far from Bottega Veneta's ambassadors -- actors Julianne Moore and Jacob Elordi.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
Creator Vince Gilligan’s Emmy-nominated postapocalyptic sci-fi series “Pluribus” focuses on a dozen or so people who somehow held onto their autonomy and did not join the rest of humanity as a collective, single-minded pod.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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
How full of glory then must thy Creator be?
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Kurtz said she made the artwork in 2023 to share her love of the series with its creators and with other fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Star creators were free to cut their own “back-end” deals with these production companies, which would grant direct ownership stakes in future syndication rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Anthony is working with state legislators on a bill to hold rage-bait creators accountable for the harm they cause.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Naomi Baker from influencer marketing agency We Are Social says older creators are attractive to brands as they often have "deeply established, highly loyal" communities with greater purchasing power, which "carries a massive premium".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
He particularly liked the persona of Jesus as imagined by the musical’s creators.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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