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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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“In my initial pitch, I told people, ‘The second season is going to end with the bunker failing and the collapse of the whole infrastructure,’” creator Dan Fogelman says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

He has since been hired by ChatGPT creator OpenAI "to drive the next generation of personal agents", the US startup's boss Sam Altman said in February.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In 2013, “Survivor” creator Mark Burnett produced “The Bible,” a History Channel miniseries that pulled 13.1 million viewers for its opening telecast — and it was intellectual novocaine.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

But the mystery creator of Fruit Love Island revealed that several episodes were removed by TikTok- it's unclear why.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The god Shiva was both creator and destroyer of the world and was depicted with the drum of creation in one hand and a flame of destruction in another.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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