creator

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/ kriˈeɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that creates.

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.

the Creator, God.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM creator

cre·a·tor·ship, noun

Words nearby creator

creative, Creative Commons, creative imagination, creative tension, creativity, creator, creatural, creature, creature comfort, creature comforts, creature feature

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How to use creator in a sentence

Windheim is part of a new group of online creators who are toying with deepfakes as the technology grows increasingly accessible and seeps into internet culture.
Memers are making deepfakes, and things are getting weird|Karen Hao|August 28, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The money will also bring in the creators that are making the Netflix series and all that.
‘We have to grow this responsibly’: Tenderfoot TV co-founder Donald Albright on the podcasting’s bright (but consolidated) future|Pierre Bienaimé|August 25, 2020|Digiday
One of the big stories for Apple lately is Fortnite creator Epic Games’ lawsuit against Apple’s App Store fees—a key part of the titan’s services business that has long come under fire for antitrust concerns.
As Apple stock tops $500, bulls cite these key reasons it could still go higher|Anne Sraders|August 24, 2020|Fortune
It does, however, have the foundations in place to be a success, from the creators to the Hollywood execs that bankroll it.
WTF is Triller?|Seb Joseph|August 14, 2020|Digiday

Now consider TikTok’s famed content-recommendation algorithm that powers its “For You” page and enables a video to go viral even if its creator doesn’t have many followers.
5 questions about Microsoft’s plans for TikTok|Tim Peterson|August 5, 2020|Digiday
Its fearless creator opens up about the hilarious new season.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At some point, show creator Mark Burnett made the diabolical decision to extend the show to 120 minutes.
Donald Trump Fires Woman For Not Calling Bill Cosby|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Playful and gory, the cartoonish paintings of Dee Dee Ramone, bassist for The Ramones, are every bit as shocking as their creator.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings|Melissa Leon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The creator Armando Iannucci adapted the concept for an American audience in Veep.
Doctor Who: It’s Time For a Black, Asian, or Woman Doctor|Nico Hines|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Creator Takeuchi has described the handsome, older (than Sailor Moon) boy as her favorite character in the series.
‘Sailor Moon’ Is an Oasis for Superheroes Who Can Save the Universe in Heels|Rich Goldstein|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in like manner, no sinner can say that he had a claim upon the Creator to be brought into being free from the curse.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
But he, by his great Creator, favoured highly above them, is called to obedience in a way to them unknown.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The question therefore returns with double force, had the world a creator or did it make itself?
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
If we admit that these worlds had a beginning, we are compelled to seek a cause for that beginning: that is to say, a Creator.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
The Scot has a way of treating his Creator very much as if He were the next-door neighbour.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell

British Dictionary definitions for creator (1 of 2)

creator

/ (kriːˈeɪtə) /

noun

a person or thing that creates; originator

Derived forms of creator

creatorship, nouncreatress or creatrix, fem n

British Dictionary definitions for creator (2 of 2)

Creator

/ (kriːˈeɪtə) /

noun

the Creator an epithet of God

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