animator.
One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
Meaning & usage
One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
In recent years, animators using computer rendering have largely superseded artists working by hand.
One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.
The android turned to gaze at its animator.
Where this word comes from
From Latin animātor. By surface analysis, animate + -or. Piecewise doublet of animateur.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.