Etymology

animator

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Today it means: One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist. Full definition →

Latin animātor
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromanimātor
  2. English todayanimator

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

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