animator
noun
an·i·ma·tor
ˈa-nə-ˌmā-tər 
plural animators
: someone or something that animates: such as
a
: an artist who is involved in creating animation for cartoons, films, video games, etc.
b
: a person who leads and encourages participation in an activity
… community animators mobilize individuals and organizations …—
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The animators got to look at that, talk to Gore and take the bits that captured Rango’s performance.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Some animators minimize smears a bit and, reasonably enough, discourage viewers from freeze-framing too much on them, let alone slowing down your Netflix player down to half-speed to better catch them in the act.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2025
The team of up to 20 animators produced an average of four seconds of animation a day.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, after the year of self-doubt, Tartakovsky was one of the animators of the moment at Annecy this year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Some animators minimize smears a bit and, reasonably enough, discourage viewers from freeze-framing too much on them, let alone slowing down your Netflix player down to half-speed to better catch them in the act.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2025
The team of up to 20 animators produced an average of four seconds of animation a day.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, after the year of self-doubt, Tartakovsky was one of the animators of the moment at Annecy this year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Animator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animator. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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animator
noun
an·i·ma·tor
ˈan-ə-ˌmāt-ər
: someone who makes an animated cartoon
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