Dictionary

animator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
   • In recent years, animators using computer rendering have largely superseded artists working by hand.
2. One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.
   • The android turned to gaze at its animator.

Forms

Translations (72)

ro animator (one who animates something) · sv filmtecknare (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · de Animatorin (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · pt animadora (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ms dalang (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · fr animatrice (one who animates something) · ko 애니메이터 (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ru анима́тор (one who animates something) · cs animátor (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · sh animatorica (one who animates something) · mk животода́вач (one who animates something) · pt animador (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ro animator (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ro animatoare (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · da animator (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · pl animatorka (one who animates something) · de Beseelerin (one who animates something) · is kvikari (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ja アニメーター (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · pl animator (one who animates something) · ga beochantóir (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · pt animador (one who animates something) · bg аниматорка (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · bg одухотворител (one who animates something) · bg аниматор (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ro animatoare (one who animates something) · cmn 動畫製作者 /动画制作者 (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · fr animatrice (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · fr animateur (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · fr animateur (one who animates something) · sk animátorka (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · cs animátorka (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · pl animator (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ru худо́жник-мультиплика́тор (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · de Beleberin (one who animates something) · sv skapare (one who animates something) · de Animator (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · fi animaatiopiirtäjä (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ru оживи́тель (one who animates something) · fi animaattori (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · de Beleber (one who animates something) · es animadora (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · fa انیماتور (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · bg одухотворителка (one who animates something) · pl animatorka (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ru анима́тор (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · pt animadora (one who animates something) · sh animator (one who animates something) · gl animador (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · sv livgivare (one who animates something) · fi luoja (one who animates something) · sh animator (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · mi kaihākori (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · es animadora (one who animates something) · de Trickfilmzeichnerin (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ga beogaire (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · sk animátor (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · id animator (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · es animador (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · el εμψυχωτής (one who animates something) · sh animatorica (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · mk заживувач (one who animates something) · hu animátor (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · de Trickfilmzeichner (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · sv animatör (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · ms juruanimasi (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · gl animador (one who animates something) · de Beseeler (one who animates something) · ru оживи́тельница (one who animates something) · mk анима́тор (art: one who creates an animation or cartoon) · eo animisto (one who animates something) · es animador (one who animates something)