Creator

See also: creator

English

Etymology

From a proprialization of the common noun, creator.

Pronunciation

• (non-rhotic)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/, [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰəː]

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  • (Australia, New Zealand)
    • (without t-flapping) IPA^(key): /kɹiːˈæ̝ɪ̯təː/, [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈæ̝ɪ̯tʰəː]
    • (t-flapping) IPA^(key): /kɹiːˈæ̝ɪ̯ɾəː/, [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈæ̝ɪ̯ɾəː]
• (rhotic)
  • (General American, Standard Canadian)
    • (without t-flapping) IPA^(key): /kɹiˈeɪtɚ/, [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰɚ] ~ [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯tʰɹ̩]
    • (t-flapping) IPA^(key): /kɹiˈeɪɾɚ/, [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ɾɚ] ~ [kʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ɾɹ̩]

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• Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: cre‧a‧tor

Proper noun

the Creator

1. (religion) A god who created the Universe; God.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 1:25:

     Who changed the trueth of God into a lye, and worshipped and serued the creature more then the Creatour, who is blessed for euer. Amen.

   • 2017 January 20, Elizabeth Williamson, quoting Donald J. Trump, “What We’re Seeing at Trump’s Presidential Inauguration”, in The New York Times (Opinion section)‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 January 2017:

     "Whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator."

   • 2025 September 6, Jonathan Turley, quoting Tim Kaine, “Tim Kaine’s Constitutional blasphemy”, in The Hill‎^[2], archived from the original on 2 October 2025:

     “The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator — that’s what the Iranian government believes,” he said. “It’s a theocratic regime that bases its rule on Shia (sic) law and targets Sunnis, Bahá’ís, Jews, Christians, and other religious minorities. They do it because they believe that they understand what natural rights are from their Creator. So, the statement that our rights do not come from our laws or our governments is extremely troubling.”

Derived terms

• Creatorism

Translations

God

• Afrikaans: Skepper
• Apache:

  Chiricahua: Bikʼehgoʼiindáń

• Arabic: اَلْخَالِق (al-ḵāliq), اَلْمُبْدِع (al-mubdiʕ), اَلْفَاطِر (al-fāṭir), اَلْبَارِئُ m (al-bāriʔu), اَلْمُوجِد m (al-mūjid)
• Aramaic:

  Lishana Deni: כלאקא (xalāqa)

• Armenian: Արարիչ (hy) (Araričʻ)
• Azerbaijani: yaradan (az), xaliq
• Cebuano: Magburuhat
• Cherokee: ᎤᏁᏝᏅᎯ (unetlanvhi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 造物主 (zh) (Zàowùzhǔ)

• Dutch: Schepper (nl) m
• Esperanto: Kreisto
• Estonian: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Luoja (fi)
• French: Créateur (fr) m

  Old French: Creator m

• Georgian: შემოქმედი (šemokmedi)
• German: Schöpfer (de) m
• Greek: Δημιουργός (el) m (Dimiourgós)
• Hindi: करतार (hi) m (kartār), सिरजनहार (hi) m (sirjanhār), रब (hi) m (rab), वाहेगुरु m (vāheguru), अकाल (hi) f (akāl)
• Ilocano: Namarsua
• Indonesian: Pencipta
• Ingrian: Looja
• Irish: an Cruthaitheoir m
• Japanese: 創造主 (そうぞうしゅ, Sōzōshu), 造物主 (ja) (ぞうぶつしゅ, Zōbutsushu)
• Kazakh: Жаратқан (Jaratqan), Жасаған (Jasağan), Құдай (kk) (Quday)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Malay: Pencipta
• Norman: Créateu m
• Old English: Sċieppend m
• Polish: Stwórca (pl)
• Portuguese: Criador m
• Russian: творе́ц (ru) m (tvoréc), созда́тель (ru) m (sozdátelʹ)
• Spanish: creador (es) m
• Sranan Tongo: Anana
• Swedish: skapare (sv) c
• Tagalog: Maykapal (tl), Maylikha
• Turkish: Yaradan (tr), Hâlık
• Twi Akan: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: đấng Tạo hóa (𠎬造化)
• Volapük: Jafal (vo), Lemekal (vo)

Anagrams

• Carreto, Cerrato, acroter, reactor

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English creator.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹiˈ(ʔ)ɛɪ̯tɐ/, /kɹiˈjɛɪ̯tɐ/, /kɹɪ-/, /kʁi-/, /kʁɪ-/

Noun

Creator m (strong, genitive Creators, plural Creator)

1. (social media) creator, ellipsis of Content Creator
2. creator, chiefly of a (TV, book etc.) series or franchise

Declension

Declension of Creator [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Creator	die	Creator
genitive	eines	des	Creators	der	Creator
dative	einem	dem	Creator	den	Creator
accusative	einen	den	Creator	die	Creator

Old French

Alternative forms

• Creatour
• Criator

Proper noun

Creator m (nominative singular Creators)

1. the Creator; God

Synonyms

• le Seignor
• Deus

Descendants

• French: Créateur
• Norman: Créateu