creator

noun

cre·​a·​tor krē-ˈā-tər 

: one that creates usually by bringing something new or original into being

especially, Creator : god sense 1

Synonyms

• founder
• author
• father
• inventor

Examples of creator in a Sentence

the creator of the popular television show

although some people see Freud as the creator of psychology, that isn't really true

Recent Examples on the Web

The company added that creators have always been able to appeal a termination. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025

Sustainability data and analytics company Worldly has acquired GoBlu, creators of chemical inventory management, traceability and compliance platform The BHive. —Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025

If Substack creators can make a living on affiliate links, why not music geeks? —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025

Prior to the big panel announcement, Pace and Kirkman (series co-creator and co-showrunner) sat down exclusively with Entertainment Weekly to discuss Thragg's arrival and the impending adaptation of the Viltrumite War story arc from the comics. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English creatour, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French criator, creator, borrowed from Latin creātor "one who begets or brings into being," from creāre "to beget, give birth to, create entry 1" + -tor, agent suffix

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing creator

• co-creator

Rhymes for creator

• coater
• curator
• debater
• deflator
• dictator
• dilator
• equator
• locator
• mutator
• piscator
• pronator
• relator

Kids Definition

creator

noun

cre·​ator

krē-ˈāt-ər

1

: one that creates or produces : maker

2

capitalized : god sense 1