animater

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A form of animator — One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

OriginEnglish animate ← Middle English animat(e) ← Latin animātus →
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Meanings

nounanimater (plural animaters)

plural animaters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of animator.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  3. Proto-Italic*anamos
  4. Latinanimus
  5. Latinanima
  6. Latinanimō
  7. Latinanimātus
  8. Middle Englishanimat(e)
  9. Englishanimate
  10. Englishanimater

From animate + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

animater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animater

MLA

“animater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animater. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animater.

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