creator

noun

krē-ˈā-tər How to pronounce creator (audio)
Definition of creatornext
1
as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor although some people see Freud as the creator of psychology, that isn't really true

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2
as in God
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe she humbly gave thanks to her Creator for each new day

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Recent Examples of creator His video includes a stitch from another creator, @zimmerman333. — Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026 Instead, it is based on an original story from series creator Annie Weisman and Justin Hillian. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 Now, content creator Frankie LaPenna has taken things in a much wilder direction by stepping into a cage to fight them himself. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Paula Johnston is the founder of NeuCoach and creator of Living Systems Leadership, with 30+ years in leadership development. — Paula Johnston, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for creator
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  1. founder
  2. author
  3. father
  4. inventor
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  • Another ideological ally is Peter Thiel, a co-founder of software firm Palantir who temporarily moved his family to Buenos Aires in April.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Axios reported in June that Virtue AI co-founders Bo Li, Dawn Song, and Sanmi Koyejo were joining Meta along with other employees from the startup.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • That figure is the first half of the show’s title, the activist, author, and playwright Larry Kramer, who co-founded Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ACT UP and was instrumental in bringing the AIDS crisis to public attention.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Steinbeck’s novel is largely centered around the Hamiltons (who emigrate from Ireland to the author’s beloved Salinas Valley) and the Trasks (who move to California from the East Coast).
    — Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of author
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  • In comparison, LaBeouf has long been open about his tumultuous childhood and has said that his father was a recovering addict, and at times abusive.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Charles’ brothers, Frederick, David and Bill, also inherited stakes in the company after their father’s death.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • But McCloud has been exhibiting them annually at Psychedelic San Francisco Gallery on Bicycle Day, an unofficial celebration of the first LSD trip, taken by its inventor, scientist Albert Hofmann, in 1943 while on a bike ride home from the lab.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Michelson, a billionaire philanthropist and medical inventor, is the co-founder of the not-yet-open California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, an independent medical research organization affiliated with UCLA.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
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“Creator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creator. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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