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animator

/ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/

animator noun: one who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

Noun

animator (plural animators)

  1. One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
    • In recent years, animators using computer rendering have largely superseded artists working by hand.
  2. One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.
    • The android turned to gaze at its animator.

animator meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malay and Indonesian

animator in Tamil

உயிர்ப்பூட்டுபவர், உயிர்ப்பூட்டுவது, ஊக்குபவர், ஊக்குவது, தூண்டுபவர், தூண்டுவது

animator in Urdu

جان ڈالنے والا, اُبھارنے والا, اُکسانے والا, روح پھونکنے والا, محرک

animator in Malay

art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
dalang, juruanimasi

animator in Indonesian

art: one who creates an animation or cartoon
animator
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animator in Persian
انیماتور animâtor

Forms of animator

pluralanimators
alternative form (obsolete)animater

Plural of animator: animators

Origin of animator

From Latin animātor. By surface analysis, animate + -or. Piecewise doublet of animateur.

Questions about animator

What does animator mean?
Animator means one who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
What is animator in Tamil?
Animator in Tamil is உயிர்ப்பூட்டுபவர், உயிர்ப்பூட்டுவது, ஊக்குபவர். See Animator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is animator?
Animator is a noun.
How do you pronounce animator?
Animator is pronounced /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of animator?
The plural of animator is animators.

Words near animator in the dictionary

  1. animatograph
  2. animatographs
  3. animatography
  4. animatophile
  5. animatophiles
  6. animator
  7. animators
  8. animatory
  9. animatos
  10. animatrice
  11. animatrices

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: animator (page history and authors); animator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); animator (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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