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creator¹

  • /kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/ UK
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰəː] UK
  • /kɹiːˈæ̝ɪ̯təː/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈæ̝ɪ̯tʰəː] Australia, New Zealand
  • /kɹiːˈæ̝ɪ̯ɾəː/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈæ̝ɪ̯ɾəː] Australia, New Zealand
  • /kɹiˈeɪtɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰɚ] ~ [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard
  • /kɹiˈeɪɾɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ɾɚ] ~ [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ɾɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard

Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)

Where it 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).

noun creators · creatour

  1. Something or someone which creates or makes something. Kenneth E. Iverson was the creator of APL.
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature. creator economy
  3. capitalized, sometimes The deity that created the world.
  4. A player who creates opportunities for their team to score goals; a playmaker. Hernández is not a creator and suffered from a lack of service in previous seasons.

Creator²

  • /kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/ UK
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰəː] UK
  • /kɹiːˈæ̝ɪ̯təː/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈæ̝ɪ̯tʰəː] Australia, New Zealand
  • /kɹiːˈæ̝ɪ̯ɾəː/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈæ̝ɪ̯ɾəː] Australia, New Zealand
  • /kɹiˈeɪtɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰɚ] ~ [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard
  • /kɹiˈeɪɾɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
  • [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ɾɚ] ~ [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ɾɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard

Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From a proprialization of the common noun, creator.

proper noun the Creator

  1. A god who created the Universe; God. Who changed the trueth of God into a lye, and worshipped and serued the creature more then the Creatour, who is blessed for euer. Amen.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: almighty, god almighty, divine, lord, godhead, jehovah, originator, creation, inventor, incorporator, founding, innovator, founder, creative, maker, creatively

Translations

Every language

noun one who regularly produces and publishes content on social media — see also content creator

DeutschKreateur, Kreateurin, Ersteller, Erstellerin, Verfasser, Verfasserin

noun the deity that created the world

한국어조물주 jomulju
日本語造物主 zōbutsushu, 作り主 tsukurinushi
中文造物主 zàowùzhǔ
हिन्दीविधाता vidhātā
PortuguêsCriador
Françaiscréateur
DeutschSchöpfer, Schöpfergott, Weltschöpfer
Italianocreatore
Русскийсозда́тель sozdátelʹ, творе́ц tvoréc
Tiếng Việttạo vật chủ, tạo hoá
العربيةخَالِق ḵāliq

noun one who creates

Españolcreador, creadora
한국어창조자 changjoja
日本語創造主 sōzōshu, 創造者 sōzōsha, クリエイター kurieitā, 創作者 sōsakusha
中文創作者 /创作者 chuàngzuòzhě
हिन्दीनिर्माता nirmātā, रचयिता racyitā
Portuguêscriador, criadora
Françaiscréateur, créatrice
DeutschSchöpfer, Schöpferin, Erschaffer, Erschafferin
Italianocreatore, creatrice, inventore, inventrice, ideatore, ideatrice
Ελληνικάδημιουργός dimiourgós
Românăcreator, creatoare
Русскийсозда́тель sozdátelʹ, созда́тельница sozdátelʹnica, творе́ц tvoréc
Tiếng Việtngười sáng tạo
العربيةمُبْدِع mubdiʕ
עבריתיוצר \ יוֹצֵר yotsér, יוצרת \ יוֹצֶרֶת yotséret, בורא \ בּוֹרֵא boré

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Españolcreador
日本語創造主 Sōzōshu, 造物主 Zōbutsushu
中文造物主 Zàowùzhǔ
हिन्दीकरतार kartār, सिरजनहार sirjanhār, रब rab, वाहेगुरु vāheguru, अकाल akāl
PortuguêsCriador
FrançaisCréateur
DeutschSchöpfer
ΕλληνικάΔημιουργός Dimiourgós
Русскийтворе́ц tvoréc, созда́тель sozdátelʹ
Tiếng Việtđấng Tạo hóa
العربيةاَلْخَالِق al-ḵāliq, اَلْمُبْدِع al-mubdiʕ, اَلْفَاطِر al-fāṭir, اَلْبَارِئُ al-bāriʔu, اَلْمُوجِد al-mūjid

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@misc{creator_2026,
  title = {creator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/creator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}