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noun an·i·ma·tor \ ˈa-nə-ˌmā-tər \

Definition of animator

1 :one that animates

prime animator of the movement

2 :an artist who creates drawings for an animated cartoon

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Stop-Motion Staged reading of Liz Kerin’s drama about a reclusive animator contending with her tragic past.

— matt cooper, latimes.com, "The week ahead in L.A. theater, Aug. 13-20: 'Hamilton,' 'Henry IV, Part 1' and more," 13 Aug. 2017
In between was a photo of the world famous animator Walt Disney.

— sacbee, "Disney-created Scoopy logos debuted in 1943," 27 July 2017
Animators and filmmakers will talk about their work, share how kids can create their own films and what careers in filmmaking and animation await budding movie-makers.

— carolina gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "5 things you can do at Comic-Con on Family Day," 17 July 2017
In the production conceived by Berlin’s Barrie Kosky with Suzanne Andrade and animator Paul Barritt of 1927, the opera is told through the lens of a 1920s silent film.

— janelle gelfand, Cincinnati.com, "'The Magic Flute' a surreal visual extravaganza," 16 July 2017
The piece looks like it was dreamed up by a Pixar animator with a bath-salts habit.

— david frese, kansascity.com, "Rare Bosch painting, just one of five in U.S., finally on display at the Nelson," 28 June 2017
Teams of animators build 3D computer models of dinosaurs that are then composited against the backplates, Clark explained.

— mindy weisberger senior writer, Fox News, "Dinosaurs that once roamed Antarctica 'live' again," 23 June 2017
Fischinger was a trailblazing animator and painter, producing abstract film graphics decades before the advent of digital post-production.

— ryan kilpatrick, Time, "Google Honors Animator Oskar Fischinger With This Amazing Interactive Doodle," 21 June 2017
But by 1983, laserdisc arcade games like Dragon’s Lair, which was directed by famed animator Don Bluth, were telling elaborate and lavishly realized narratives that treated gameplay as an afterthought.

— scott meslow, GQ, "Are Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Movies Finally About to Become a Thing?," 21 June 2017

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Definition of animator for English Language Learners

: a person who creates animated movies and cartoons

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noun an·i·ma·tor \ ˈa-nə-ˌmā-tər \

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:a person who creates animated movies and cartoons

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