Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

    In recent years, animators using computer rendering have largely superseded artists working by hand.

    Animator, Animatorin, Trickfilmzeichner

    худо́жник-мультиплика́торxudóžnik-mulʹtiplikátor, анима́торanimátor

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

    The android turned to gaze at its animator.

    Beleber, Beleberin, Beseeler

    оживи́тельoživítelʹ, оживи́тельницаoživítelʹnica, анима́торanimátor

More definitions
  • the technician who produces animated cartoons
  • someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Ziri is an animator.

  2. Ziri became an animator.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
art: one who creates an animation or cartoon:
one who animates something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
art: one who creates an animation or cartoon:
one who animates something:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: animators
Singularanimator
Pluralanimators

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedanimate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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