# animator
## English
### Alternative forms

* animater (obsolete)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

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    In recent years, animators using computer rendering have largely superseded artists working by hand.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

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “animator, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

### Anagrams

* Omartian, montaria, tamanoir, Taormina

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English animator.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

animator m (plural animatoren, diminutive animatortje n)
* (art) animator
* (tourism) animateur

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English animator. Doublet of animater.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ni.ˈma.tɔr/
* Rhymes: -tɔr
* Hyphenation: a‧ni‧ma‧tor

### Noun

animator (plural animator-animator)
* (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
* 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: /a.ɲiˈma.tɔr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atɔr
* Syllabification: a‧ni‧ma‧tor

### Noun

animator m pers (female equivalent animatorka)
* (film) animator (person who makes animated films)
* (theater) puppeteer (person who moves puppets during a puppet show)
    Synonym: lalkarz
    animator teatralny ― theater puppeteer
    animator lalek ― puppeteer
    animator teatru ― theater puppeteer
* animator (person who motivates others to action)
* (tourism) animator (person who organizes activities for a group of people)

#### Related terms

* animacyjny
* animacja
* animować

#### 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

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “animator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Dziennik Poznański : wychodzi codziennie z wyjątkiem poniedziałków i dni poświętnych‎ (in Polish), number R.57, nr 23, 1915, page 6

### 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: /a.ni.maˈtor/

### Adjective

animator m or n (feminine singular animatoare, masculine plural animatori, feminine and neuter plural animatoare)
* animative, invigorating, vitalizing

#### Synonyms

* înviorător, însuflețitor

### Noun

animator m (plural animatori, feminine equivalent animatoare)
* animator
* cartoonist, animator

#### 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: /anǐmaːtor/
* Hyphenation: a‧ni‧ma‧tor

### Noun

anìmātor m (Cyrillic spelling анѝма̄тор)
* animator

#### Declension
### References

* “animator”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025