creator
noun
a person or thing that creates.
creator
American
[kree-ey-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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In a recent video, Fischbach said he had used GoPros during his entire time as a YouTube creator, and praised GoPro’s new, interchangeable-lens camera.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was partially thanks to him that the Huntington recently acquired an extensive archive documenting the dome and the postwar UFO community that cohered around its creator, ufologist George Van Tassel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“It’s just a forever changing landscape,” said Ravi Wadan, a 39-year-old content creator in Seattle who posts on social media about credit cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Unlocked a new addiction,” TikTok creator @saraecheagaray posted to her 8.1 million followers in June, as she vlogged her first time opening and reacting to her packs of Pokémon cards.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Leo Espinosa is the creator of our show,” Scruffy informed Fred.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
I watched a bunch of Fairground’s AI Creator TV output over this past week to see what “high-quality entertainment” it had to offer.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
We are equal because every human being bears the same inherent worth, the spark of our Creator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
A day after attending the show, Garrett Boyer and Kenny Sylvia, longtime friends with nearly matching tattoo sleeves and baseball caps, stood talking in Creator Tattoo Parlor in Pomona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
My mom thanked the Creator all the same, and all these women came and started singing.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
There are content creators, who report trial updates through social media videos, including on TikTok and YouTube, racking up hundreds of thousands of views.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The creators who shifted toward this dynamic did not stop caring about their audiences.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The brand, which has become one of the largest content creators in golf, launched its YouTube channel 2020.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Advice from physicians and public health agencies now competes with influencers and content creators, nearly two-thirds of whom have no listed health credentials.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
But only the truly gifted ever leave that stage of traditional competence and become creators in their own right.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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