animator

[ an-uh-mey-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that animates.
2. Graphic Arts. an artist who produces animation from drawings, objects, or computer models: a video game animator;

   a cartoon animator;

   a video game animator;

   a stop-motion animator.

animator

/ ˈænɪˌmeɪtə /

noun

1. an artist who produces animated cartoons
2. a person who coordinates or facilitates something, esp a television or radio presenter

Word History and Origins

Origin of animator¹

First recorded in 1565–75, and in 1915–20 animator fordef 2; from Late Latin animātor; animate, -tor

Example Sentences

“At a certain point, the process learns to work with you. All the animators did a really good job of learning the language of me and my creative team.”

From Los Angeles Times

The theme of Christmas gone wrong was highly relatable to Swiss director Simon Otto, who has previously worked as an animator on How to Train Your Dragon and Enchanted.

From BBC

But there were a few animators on our team who were really good at facial animation, and we gave them the most emotional scenes, the close-up scenes.

From BBC

As the first step, animators made a set of controls so they could basically animate big sculptural shapes of tornadoes around the landscape.

From Los Angeles Times

Guests interact with Disney characters aboard, hear talks from animators, eat at themed restaurants, and watch Disney stage productions.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• artisan
• craftsman
• illustrator