French word

créateur

Pronunciation

IPA/kʁeatœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncreator

Example

Le créateur a une grande imagination.

The creator has a great imagination.

Illustration for créateur (creator)

More examples

Le créateur de contenu a gagné beaucoup d'abonnés.

The content creator gained a lot of subscribers.

Core concept

The person at the origin of something newly made, from an artistic work to a product.

Common phrases

  • créateur de contenu

    content creator

  • créateur de mode

    fashion designer

  • créateur d'entreprise

    company founder

Similar words

auteur: A person who writes stories, articles, or other works.
artiste: A person who creates works through visual or musical expression.
designer: A person who plans a product's appearance and ease of use.
artisan: A skilled worker who makes things by hand as a profession.

Definition in French

Personne qui invente ou produit quelque chose de nouveau, comme une idée, une œuvre ou un objet.

Word origin

Créateur is an agent noun formed from créer with the productive ending -ateur; créer ultimately comes from Latin creare.

Usage tips

  • Créateur names the maker, whereas créatif is an adjective describing a person's capacity for original ideas.

Other meanings

  • designernoun
  • foundernoun

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