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 …—
Laura Payton and Bruce Deachman
Laura Payton and Bruce DeachmanExamples of animator in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Miller’s core creative team — De Vecchi and Alexander Wessely, head creative and stage designer — oversaw all aspects of production, from managing the animators to constructing the set.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Those crews of directors, artists and animators that made the original shorts had four decades to master it and refine it to a peak.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Then, over a span of months, a team of animators and special-effects artists in London completed the sequence, fragments of which were actually used in the finished film.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
In this latest adventure, the animators venture underwater.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for animator 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Those crews of directors, artists and animators that made the original shorts had four decades to master it and refine it to a peak.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Then, over a span of months, a team of animators and special-effects artists in London completed the sequence, fragments of which were actually used in the finished film.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
In this latest adventure, the animators venture underwater.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for animator
Dictionary Entries Near animator
Cite this Entry
“Animator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animator. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
animator
noun
an·i·ma·tor
ˈan-ə-ˌmāt-ər
: someone who makes an animated cartoon
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share