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 adapting the premise for TV, series creator Nick Antosca dilutes the movies’ naked menace by pouring reasonable doubt into both Max’s profile and that of the Bowdens, the married lawyers behind his downfall.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Its success has catapulted 26-year-old Barker from a YouTube video creator into Hollywood's A-league with a first feature-length film that cost just $750,000 to $1 million to make.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The popular content creator, who narrated BBC Three's I Kissed A Girl, previously hosted the Early Breakfast show for a period last summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The company has also acquired the Eloise at the Plaza franchise and announced an anime series with popular YouTube creator IShowSpeed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
I believe there’s some alien creator and somewhere for dead people to hang out, but I don’t credit all that as God and heaven.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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
In Creator’s graffitied back lot area on May 2, bands Load Tha Nine, ’92 and Auditory Anguish opened up a DIY festival called Creator Fest, where 22-year-old Cynthia Garcia came out to “let off steam.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Creator Holly Walsh said: "This award means so much, to all the people who come up to us and says 'I am an Amanda' or 'I know an Amanda!'"
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
The families she interviewed make money from ad revenue on YouTube or Creator Reward Program from TikTok, in addition to brand partnerships.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
In the second edition, he added three new words, “by the Creator!’
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Brands issue warnings as more creators use avatars and duplicates of themselves to boost affiliate sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
TikTok provides artificial-intelligence tools for sellers on Shop, a multibillion-dollar marketplace where the company and creators get a cut of each sale they drive, as a way to further boost business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
They’re asking the FTC and DOJ to investigate whether Netflix is leveraging its position in the subscription video-streaming market in ways that harm competition, creators and consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Even its creators don’t always know what Tilly will do next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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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