creator

[kree-ey-ter]

noun

1. a person or thing that creates.

2. Also called content creator. a person who publishes original content online.

   The site makes it possible for all kinds of creators to make a viable income doing what they truly love and sharing it with their fans.

3. the Creator, God.

Creator

¹

/ kriːˈeɪtə /

noun

1. an epithet of God

creator

²

/ kriːˈeɪtə /

noun

1. a person or thing that creates; originator

Other Word Forms

• creatorship noun
• creatress noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of creator¹

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

Example Sentences

That led to a severe drop in the profitability of many kid-content creators.

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TOKYO—Japan’s minister in charge of promoting its cultural exports pledged to improve working conditions for content creators as part of a renewed government push to expand the global reach of the entertainment industry.

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The Gen Z socialists now rising in politics won’t admit it, but they are living off the prosperity created by wealth creators like Walmart’s CEO.

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Before he learns speech, before he learns cruelty, before he learns the terrible weight of a creator’s indifference, The Creature in “Frankenstein” learns hunger.

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They built models so sophisticated their own creators couldn’t explain what they were doing.

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Related Words

• architect 
• author 
• designer 
• founder 
• maker 
• producer