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an·i·ma·teur | \ ˌa-nə-mə-ˈtər 
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\ plural animateurs
Definition of animateur
: someone who leads and encourages participation in a particular activity and especially in a cultural or artistic activity
Like other animateurs, he juggles several projects at once: last year … he was working with youth groups preparing a children's opera … at the same time, he was working with the … Community Choir as well as leading other school projects.— Edward Marriott, Music Magazine, 1 Feb. 2004
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The first known use of animateur was in 1950
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