creator
noun
cre·a·tor
krē-ˈā-tər 
: one that creates usually by bringing something new or original into being
Synonyms
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
In January, the 29-year-old content creator, internet personality, and former Ph.D. student set out on a solo road trip to be the first Black woman to make this trek.
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Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
By the 20th century the type (or stereotype, really) could fit all manner of wild and self-destructive creators, especially men, from Dylan Thomas to the Doors' Jim Morrison.
—Stephanie Burt, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Paul, and other creators like him, could fill this void.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
The content creator — who rose to fame for his passionate rants and analyses of soccer, cricket and other sports — died April 16, his family announced.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The ads have included a range of content creators, including a nun, extolling the positive impacts of the platform on their lives and arguing a ban would trample on the First Amendment.
—Mary Clare Jalonick and Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.
—Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
OpenAI and Google reportedly used YouTube videos to help train their AI models, potentially violating the creators’ copyrights of those videos.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
Ripley premiere Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning joined creator Steven Zaillian at the Los Angeles premiere of their new Netflix series on Wednesday.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
By the 20th century the type (or stereotype, really) could fit all manner of wild and self-destructive creators, especially men, from Dylan Thomas to the Doors' Jim Morrison.
—Stephanie Burt, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Paul, and other creators like him, could fill this void.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
The content creator — who rose to fame for his passionate rants and analyses of soccer, cricket and other sports — died April 16, his family announced.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The ads have included a range of content creators, including a nun, extolling the positive impacts of the platform on their lives and arguing a ban would trample on the First Amendment.
—Mary Clare Jalonick and Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.
—Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
OpenAI and Google reportedly used YouTube videos to help train their AI models, potentially violating the creators’ copyrights of those videos.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
Ripley premiere Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning joined creator Steven Zaillian at the Los Angeles premiere of their new Netflix series on Wednesday.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Creator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creator. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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