creator
noun
a person or thing that creates.
creator
American
[kree-ey-ter]
/ kriˈeɪ tər /
Creator
1
British
/ kriːˈeɪtə /
noun
creator
2
British
/ kriːˈeɪtə /
noun
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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
Explanation
A person who invents, produces, or makes things is called a creator. If you are an author, you are the creator of the characters in your books. The noun creator is from the Latin word creare, which means "to make or bring forth." When it is spelled with an upper-case c, Creator refers to God, and when spelled with a lowercase c, it is anyone who invents or makes something. If you are the creator of these fabulous cupcakes, I'm going to need the recipe. The creator of the latest toy craze is in town and you can hear him speak about the history of toys from the yoyo to modern gaming systems.
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But like its creator, Schoenbrun’s film asserts that media can be integral to personal identity.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Actor, singer and "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane wrote on X that "the world is a dimmer place without her."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Likewise, Moll said he has them consider whether the expense is something another content creator in their shoes would do as well.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Disney announced a new original content deal with popular scripted creator Dhar Mann.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
An Aristotelian could never argue like this: Aristotle himself did not believe the universe had a creator, and his medieval successors thought that purposiveness was part of the very fabric of nature.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Welcome to its new “AI Creator TV” channel, now available on the app’s streaming service and consisting exclusively of app-generated films and shows, along with commercials that feature “synthetic performers.”
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Everybody uses AI to some degree,” said Brendan Gahan, co-founder and chief executive officer of Creator Authority, a firm that helps businesses and influencers promote themselves on LinkedIn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
I was raised in a Chabad-Lubavitch family, and the teaching I return to is that the Creator does not deal in randomness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
In Creator’s graffitied back lot area on May 2, bands Load Tha Nine, ’92 and Auditory Anguish opened up a DIY festival called Creator Fest, where 22-year-old Cynthia Garcia came out to “let off steam.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
In my thirty-nine years on this earth, the Holy City of Mecca had been the first time I had ever stood before the Creator of All and felt like a complete human being.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Creator-first AEO will be an iterative process, with Profound checking back again and again to see how the LLMs’ preferred creators change over time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
OnlyFans had 47 employees, 2.5 million active creators and 132 million active user accounts, in its latest financial year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The IRS is starting to catch up with the taxes of influencers and content creators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
When stuck for ideas about where to eat on a Friday night or torn between takeaways, more and more people are turning to social media and their favourite content creators for inspiration.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
But only the truly gifted ever leave that stage of traditional competence and become creators in their own right.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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