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creator.

Something or someone which creates or makes something.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/Received-Pronunciation[kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰəː]Received-Pronunciation/kɹiːˈæ̝ɪ̯təː/[kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈæ̝ɪ̯tʰəː]
  1. Something or someone which creates or makes something.

    Kenneth E. Iverson was the creator of APL.
  2. Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
    creator economy
  3. The deity that created the world.

    capitalized · sometimes
  4. A player who creates opportunities for their team to score goals; a playmaker.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English creatour, from Old French creator, creatur, creatour, from Latin creātor, agent noun from perfect passive participle creātus (“created”), from verb creō (“to create”) + agent suffix -or. Mostly displaced native Old English wyrhta (modern English wright).

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