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creator

American  
[kree-ey-ter] / kriˈeɪ tər /

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 British  
/ kriːˈeɪtə /

noun

  1. an epithet of God

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

creator 2 British  
/ kriːˈeɪtə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that creates; originator

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • creatorship noun
  • creatress noun

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

Example Sentences

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The competitive pastime has spawned a whole industry of content creators offering weekly tips for anyone looking to gain an edge as they sift through stats and manage transfers.

From BBC

OpenAI, the ChatGPT creator, has been “tripling our compute every year for past couple years and tripling our revenue,” he said.

From MarketWatch

OpenAI, the ChatGPT creator, has been “tripling our compute every year for past couple years and tripling our revenue,” he said.

From MarketWatch

The messages you’re most likely to see are the most negative and bombastic, because they’re most likely to receive rapid “likes” and “reposts”—and that drives revenue for social media content creators.

From The Wall Street Journal

Texts from the Old Kingdom describe the creator god appearing as a mound of high ground emerging from surrounding waters referred to as 'the lake'.

From Science Daily