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animator

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

Examples

  • In recent years, animators using computer rendering have largely superseded artists working by hand.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The android turned to gaze at its animator.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the technician who produces animated cartoons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: technician

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: actor, doer, worker

History

Etymology

From Latin animātor. By surface analysis, animate + -or. Piecewise doublet of animateur.

Across languages

Translations

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: аниматор (animator) — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Bulgarian: аниматорка (animatorka) — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 動畫製作者 /动画制作者 (dònghuà zhìzuòzhě) — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Czech: animátor — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Czech: animátorka — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Danish: animator — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Finnish: animaatiopiirtäjä — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Finnish: animaattori — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • French: animateur — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • French: animatrice — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Galician: animador — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • German: Animator — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • German: Animatorin — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • German: Trickfilmzeichner — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • German: Trickfilmzeichnerin — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Hungarian: animátor — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Icelandic: kvikari — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Indonesian: animator — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Irish: beochantóir — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Irish: beogaire — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Japanese: アニメーター (animētā) — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Korean: 애니메이터 (aenimeiteo) — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Macedonian: анима́тор (animátor) — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Malay: dalang — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Malay: juruanimasi — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Māori: kaihākori — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Persian: انیماتور (animâtor) — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Polish: animator — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Polish: animatorka — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Portuguese: animador — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Portuguese: animadora — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Romanian: animator — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Romanian: animatoare — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Russian: худо́жник-мультиплика́тор (xudóžnik-mulʹtiplikátor) — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Russian: анима́тор (animátor) — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Serbo-Croatian: animator — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Serbo-Croatian: animatorica — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Slovak: animátor — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Slovak: animátorka — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Spanish: animador — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Spanish: animadora — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Swedish: animatör — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Swedish: filmtecknare — art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
  • Bulgarian: одухотворител (oduhotvoritel) — one who animates something
  • Bulgarian: одухотворителка (oduhotvoritelka) — one who animates something
  • Esperanto: animisto — one who animates something
  • Finnish: luoja — one who animates something
  • French: animateur — one who animates something
  • French: animatrice — one who animates something
  • Galician: animador — one who animates something
  • German: Beleber — one who animates something
  • German: Beleberin — one who animates something
  • German: Beseeler — one who animates something
  • German: Beseelerin — one who animates something
  • Greek: εμψυχωτής (empsychotís) — one who animates something
  • Macedonian: животода́вач (životodávač) — one who animates something
  • Macedonian: заживувач (zaživuvač) — one who animates something
  • Polish: animator — one who animates something
  • Polish: animatorka — one who animates something
  • Portuguese: animador — one who animates something
  • Portuguese: animadora — one who animates something
  • Romanian: animator — one who animates something
  • Romanian: animatoare — one who animates something
  • Russian: оживи́тель (oživítelʹ) — one who animates something
  • Russian: оживи́тельница (oživítelʹnica) — one who animates something
  • Russian: анима́тор (animátor) — one who animates something
  • Serbo-Croatian: animator — one who animates something
  • Serbo-Croatian: animatorica — one who animates something
  • Swedish: skapare — one who animates something
  • Swedish: livgivare — one who animates something
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