What does creator mean?
Word: Creator
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Creator means the person who first thinks up something new and brings it into being, such as a story, a game, a cartoon character or a design.
Synonyms: maker, designer
Word origin: From Latin creator, from the verb creare.
How do you spell creator?
Syllables: cre - a - tor
Tricky part: The last syllable is only a soft uh sound, the same as at the end of teacher and doctor, so the ear cannot tell you its letters: they have to be learnt.
Watch out for: criator, creeator
Memory tip: Keep create in view: a creator holds on to the c-r-e-a-t of create, with no extra letters squeezed in.
Creator in a sentence
Example 1: Mei Lin is the creator of a board game that her whole class now plays at break.
Example 2: The creator of the cartoon said the main character was based on her own cat.
Example 3: Every comic strip in the school magazine carries the name of its creator in the corner.
Fun Fact
Creator, create and creature all belong to the same Latin word family, which is why a creature and its creator sound so alike.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the misspelt word:
a) sculptor
b) creater
c) author
d) painter
Show answer
b) creater. Sculptor, painter and author are all correct; the person who makes something new ends in or, like inventor.
Back to the Roots
Choose the correct option:
Creator comes from the Latin verb creare, which means ___.
a) to break or split
b) to sell or trade
c) to see or watch
d) to make or produce
Show answer
d) to make or produce. Creare meant to make or produce, the same idea that lives on in create and creative.
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with creator?
a) waiter
b) matter
c) writer
d) theatre
Show answer
a) waiter. Waiter shares the ay-tuh ending of creator; writer, theatre and matter have different vowel sounds.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If Mei Lin is the creator of a puzzle app, she ___.
a) thought it up and built the first version
b) won it as a prize in a school quiz
c) bought it from an online shop
d) borrowed it from a friend for a week
Show answer
a) thought it up and built the first version
2. Which of these people is most clearly a creator?
a) a boy who reads a comic on the bus
b) a girl who designs her own card game
c) a man who sells newspapers at a kiosk
d) a woman who watches a film at home
Show answer
b) a girl who designs her own card game
