creators

noun

plural of creator
as in founders
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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Recent Examples of creators The league now brings content creators to regular season games, too, and has broadened its reach to include more than just baseball and sports creators. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026 In fact no one from Friends, not the cast, not guest stars, not co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane appear in the docuseries. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 The platform is beginning to roll out a new long-form, horizontal video format called Features, which will allow podcasters, comedians, and other creators to make videos up to 90 minutes long. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026 One of Miami’s most popular barbecue spots is starting a weekend pop-up in Hollywood — and its creators are considering the possibility of opening a full-time restaurant there. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Tubi and TikTok have joined forces to introduce the Creatorverse Incubator, where Tubi will invest in 12 creators to develop 10 original series based on their TikTok content. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 Some creators recommend the bag, positioning it as the ultimate back-to-school design. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 Grant and Marston speak of being influenced by passionate social media creators who celebrate books, wanting to build a community as much as an event space. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Upstairs, an equally large replica of the Xbox Series X console is covered in its creators’ signatures. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creators
  1. founders
  2. authors
  3. inventors
  4. fathers
Noun
  • The following week, Zuckerberg’s lawyers sent a letter asking for a pay package similar to those made to other tech founders, partly so Zuckerberg could pay a potential tax bill.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Alphabet made a similar move in 2014, executing a 2-for-1 stock split that introduced non-voting shares alongside super-voting shares, which allowed the combined control of co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to remain at just over 50%.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of founders
Noun
  • Now that those demographics are changing and there are more non-white authors getting book deals and winning awards, there’s an emerging resentment, especially on social media.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The new figure is a sharper downgrade than the authors’ earlier Hoover analysis.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of authors
Noun
  • Earlier inventors explored similar ideas, but Bell’s work made the telephone a practical technology.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The women are the inventors of Jogbra, the world’s first sports bra, which made its debut in 1977.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of inventors
Noun
  • Those girls in the hothouses maintained by fathers and uncles certainly would not spare a single thought for Percherette.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly every player on the team is a dad, with seemingly a few players becoming first-time fathers each of the past few seasons.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of fathers

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“Creators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creators. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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