animator

See also: Animator and animátor

English

Alternative forms

• animater (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

animator (plural animators)

1. (art) 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   In recent years, animators using computer rendering have largely superseded artists working by hand.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.

Translations

one who animates something

• Esperanto: animisto
• Finnish: luoja (fi)
• French: animateur (fr) m, animatrice (fr) f
• German: Beleber m, Beleberin f, Beseeler m, Beseelerin f
• Greek: εμψυχωτής (el) m (empsychotís)
• Macedonian: животода́вач m (životodávač), заживувач m (zaživuvač)
• Polish: animator (pl) m, animatorka (pl) f
• Portuguese: animador (pt) m, animadora (pt) f
• Romanian: animator (ro) m, animatoare (ro) f
• Russian: оживи́тель m (oživítelʹ), оживи́тельница f (oživítelʹnica), анима́тор (ru) m (animátor)
• Serbo-Croatian: animator (sh) m, animatorica f
• Swedish: skapare (sv) c, livgivare c

one who creates an animation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 動畫製作者／动画制作者 (dònghuà zhìzuòzhě)

• Czech: animátor m, animátorka f
• Danish: animator c
• Finnish: animaatiopiirtäjä, animaattori (fi)
• French: animateur (fr) m, animatrice (fr) f
• German: Animator (de) m, Animatorin f, Trickfilmzeichner m, Trickfilmzeichnerin f
• Hungarian: animátor (hu)
• Icelandic: kvikari
• Indonesian: animator (id)
• Irish: beochantóir m, beogaire m
• Japanese: アニメーター (ja) (animētā)
• Macedonian: анима́тор m (animátor)
• Malay: dalang (Malaysia), juruanimasi (ms)
• Maori: kaihākori
• Persian: انیماتور (animâtor)
• Polish: animator (pl) m, animatorka (pl) f
• Portuguese: animador (pt) m, animadora (pt) f
• Romanian: animator (ro) m, animatoare (ro) f
• Russian: худо́жник-мультиплика́тор (ru) m (xudóžnik-mulʹtiplikátor), анима́тор (ru) m (animátor)
• Serbo-Croatian: animator (sh) m, animatorica f
• Slovak: animátor m, animátorka f
• Spanish: animador (es) m, animadora (es) f
• Swedish: animatör (sv) c, filmtecknare c

Anagrams

• Omartian, montaria, tamanoir, Taormina

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English animator.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

animator m (plural animatoren, diminutive animatortje n)

1. (art) animator
2. (tourism) animateur

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English animator. Doublet of animater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ni.ˈma.tɔr/
• Rhymes: -tɔr
• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧ma‧tor

Noun

animator (plural animator-animator, first-person possessive animatorku, second-person possessive animatormu, third-person possessive animatornya)

1. (art) animator, cartoonist: one who creates an animation or cartoon

Related terms

• animasi
• animater
• anime
• reanimasi

 

Further reading

• “animator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Verb

animātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of animō

References

• “animator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• animator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French animateur, from Latin animō +‎ -ato. First attested in 1915.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɲiˈma.tɔr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atɔr
• Syllabification: a‧ni‧ma‧tor

Noun

animator m pers (female equivalent animatorka)

1. (film) animator (person who makes animated films)
2. (theater) puppeteer (person who moves puppets during a puppet show)

   Synonym: lalkarz

   animator teatralny ― theater puppeteer

   animator lalek ― puppeteer

   animator teatru ― theater puppeteer

3. animator (person who motivates others to action)
4. (tourism) animator (person who organizes activities for a group of people)

Declension

Declension of animator

	singular	plural
nominative	animator	animatorzy/animatory (deprecative)
genitive	animatora	animatorów
dative	animatorowi	animatorom
accusative	animatora	animatorów
instrumental	animatorem	animatorami
locative	animatorze	animatorach
vocative	animatorze	animatorzy

Related terms

adjective

• animacyjny

 

noun

• animacja

 

verb

• animować

 

Collocations

Collocations

• niestrudzony animator ― tireless animator
• główny animator ― main animator
• młodzieżowy animator ― youth animator
• młody animator ― young animator
• znany animator ― famous animator
• wieloletni animator ― longtime animator
• parafialny animator ― parish animator
• profesjonalny animator ― professional animator
• zasłużony animator ― distinguished animator
• czołowy animator ― leading animator
• aktywny animator ― active animator
• miejscowy animator ― local animator
• legendarny animator ― legendary animator
• powiatowy animator ― poviat animator
• lokalny animator ― local animator
• ceniony animator ― valued animator
• znakomity animator ― excellent animator
• utalentowany animator ― talented animator
• doświadczony animator ― experienced animator
• wspaniały animator ― great animator
• wybitny animator ― outstanding animator
• wielki animator ― great animator
• prywatny animator ― private animator
• wiejski animator ― rural animator
• prawdziwy animator ― real animator
• przyszły animator ― future animator
• szkolny animator ― school animator
• ludowy animator ― folk animator
• nowy animator ― new animator
• dobry animator ― good animator
• animator misyjny ― mission/campaign animator
• animator kulturalny ― cultural animator
• animator muzyczny ― music animator
• animator sportowy ― sports animator
• animator świecki ― secular animator
• animator filmowy ― film animator
• animator regionalny ― regional animator
• animator społeczny ― social animator
• kształcenie animatorów ― education of animators
• stowarzyszenie animatorów ― animators' association
• rola animatora ― role of an animator
• kurs animatorów ― animator course
• szkolenie animatorów ― animator training
• grupa animatorów ― group of animators
• funkcja animatora ― animator's function
• grono animatorów ― group of animators
• praca animatora ― work of an animator
• nagroda animatora ― animator's award
• kategoria animatora ― animator's category
• klub animatorów ― animation club
• środowisko animatorów ― environment of animators
• szkoła animatorów ― school of animators
• działalność animatorów ― activities of animators
• działanie animatorów ― action of animators
• zespół animatorów ― animation team
• animator kultury ― culture animator
• animator sportu ― sports animator
• animator życia ― life animator
• animator turystyki ― tourism animator
• animator ruchu ― movement animator
• animator przedsięwzięcia ― project animator
• animator emitenta ― issuer's market maker
• animator imprezy ― party animator
• animator duszpasterstwa ― pastoral animator
• animator współpracy ― cooperation animator
• animator działań ― action animator
• animator spotkań ― meeting animator
• animator festiwalu ― festival animator
• animator tenisa ― tennis animator
• animator rynku ― market animator
• animator zabaw ― entertainment animator
• animator grupy ― group animator
• animator sztuki ― art animator
• animator futbolu ― football animator
• animator siatkówki ― volleyball animator
• animator piłki nożnej ― soccer animator
• animator turnieju ― tournament animator
• animator stowarzyszenia ― association animator
• animator rozrywki ― entertainment animator
• animator zawodów ― competition animator
• animator cyklu ― cycle animator
• animator klubu ― club animator
• animator protestu ― protest animator
• animator kampanii ― campaign animator
• animator tańca ― dance animator
• animator rozgrywek ― game animator
• animator kontaktów ― contact animator
• animator akcji ― action animator
• animator wydarzenia ― event animator
• animator zajęć ― activity animator
• animator sceny ― scene animator
• animator budowy ― construction animator
• animator koncertu ― concert animator
• animator działalności ― activity animator
• animator muzyki ― music animator
• animator powołania ― vocation animator
• animator biegu ― run animator
• animator rozwoju ― development animator
• animator edukacji ― education animator
• animator promocji ― promotion animator
• animator twórczości ― creative animator
• animator fundacji ― foundation animator
• animator organizacji ― organization animator
• animator projektu ― project animator
• animator konkursu ― competition animator
• animator zmian ― change animator
• animator programu ― program animator
• animator wspólnoty ― community animator
• animator środowiska ― environmental animator
• animator polityki ― policy animator
• animator zespołu ― team animator
• animator centrum ― center animator
• animator pracy ― work animator
• animator prowadzi/poprowadził something ― an animator leads/led something
• animator zorganizował coś ― the animator arranged something
• animator zapewnia coś ― the animator provides something
• animator działa ― the animator works

Further reading

• animator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• animator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• animator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French animateur. Equivalent to anima +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ni.maˈtor/

Adjective

animator m or n (feminine singular animatoare, masculine plural animatori, feminine and neuter plural animatoare)

1. animative, invigorating, vitalizing

Declension

Declension of animator

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	animator		animatoare	animatori	animatoare
	definite	animatorul		animatoarea	animatorii	animatoarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	animator		animatoare	animatori	animatoare
	definite	animatorului		animatoarei	animatorilor	animatoarelor

Synonyms

• înviorător, însuflețitor

Noun

animator m (plural animatori, feminine equivalent animatoare)

1. animator
2. cartoonist, animator

Declension

Declension of animator

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) animator	animatorul	(niște) animatori	animatorii
genitive/dative	(unui) animator	animatorului	(unor) animatori	animatorilor
vocative	animatorule		animatorilor

Related terms

• anima
• animare
• animat
• animatism
• animato
• animato
• animație, animațiune

See also

• inimă

References

• animator in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From animírati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anǐmaːtor/
• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧ma‧tor

Noun

anìmātor m (Cyrillic spelling анѝма̄тор)

1. animator

Declension

Declension of animator

	singular	plural
nominative	animator	animatori
genitive	animatora	animatora
dative	animatoru	animatorima
accusative	animatora	animatore
vocative	animatore	animatori
locative	animatoru	animatorima
instrumental	animatorom	animatorima

References

• “animator”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024