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 Talisman serves as creator, writer, executive producer and showrunner. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 But the panelists noted that there are also plenty of positive examples of AI helping creators protect their own work. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Aug. 2026 These wearables are now a favorite tool among pickup artist content creators, perverts, and pranksters. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026 The Florida Democratic Party said at the time that Vindman did not RSVP to speak to the content creators. — Shauna Muckle, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for creator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creator
  1. founder
  2. author
  3. father
  4. inventor
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  • Fawaz briefly brought me up to date on Singer’s story, which stretches back to 2008 when founder Rob Dickinson started working on his own 1969 Porsche 911E in Los Angeles.
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Rounding out the Dialogues latest additions is Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, founders of Killer Films, also in conversation in Toronto.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
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  • Unlike the low-tech solution in American author Mary Mapes Dodge's 19th-century story, modern dike patrols are able to plot possible problems caused by drought in an app and send it to authorities who can then quickly carry our repairs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of The Power of Habit, which spent over three years on bestseller lists and has been translated into 40 languages, and Smarter Faster Better, also a bestseller.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of author
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  • Armstrong's family bought the home in 1944 after his father had moved them about a dozen times with his job as a government auditor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • The story may have been embellished by early biographers, but records show that Brunelleschi eventually gained recognition as the exclusive inventor and director of the dome.
    — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe, a Turing prize winner, reflected on building early networks and the challenge of digital exhaustion.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of inventor

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