animator

noun an·i·ma·tor \ ˈa-nə-ˌmā-tər \

Updated on: 24 Apr 2018

Definition of animator

1 : one that animates

prime animator of the movement

2 : an artist who is involved in creating animated cartoons

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An artist and animator whose career spanned nearly 70 years, Gerard Baldwin died in Houston Wednesday at age 89.

— andrew dansby, Houston Chronicle, "Artist and animator Gerard Baldwin dies," 19 Apr. 2018
My voice and a dazzle of gifted animators have teamed up to play Proxima Midnight.

— maria pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Surprise! Guess the Emmy Nominee Who’ll Be Playing a Major Villain in Avengers: Infinity War," 16 Apr. 2018
Inbetween Animation Festival The Cincinnati Film Society hosts this international animation festival featuring hand-selected, independently animated films from around the world, including works by regional animators.

— luann gibbs, Cincinnati.com, "Top 5 events in Cincinnati this weekend," 13 Apr. 2018
Having graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1959 with a degree in French literature, Takahata was never an animator himself.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "Remembering Animation's Legendary Isao Takahata," 11 Apr. 2018
Nick Park joins the team, bringing Wallace and Gromit In 1985, four years before Creature Comforts, Lord and Sproxton joined forces with Nick Park, a talented animator and graduate of the prestigious National Film and Television School.

— Time, "How the Studio Behind Early Man Is Keeping It Old-School in a Digital World," 14 Feb. 2018
Much of the film takes place on the island, which Anderson and his animators realize in marvelous detail.

— ben sachs, Chicago Reader, "Film / Politics Isle of Dogs is Wes Anderson's timeliest film," 6 Apr. 2018
That's all informative and thorough, well and good, but one animator's treasure can be another programmer's trash.

— sam machkovech, Ars Technica, "NBA Jam, Sonic 1, Ultima Online remembered with rare stories, concept art," 24 Mar. 2018
At the time of her Disney trip, Pratt wanted to be an animator.

— mercedes leguizamon, CNN, "Former cancer patient now a doctor at the hospital that helped her survive," 22 Mar. 2018

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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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