animator

UK/ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/US/ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/

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Other forms: animators

An animator is a person who makes drawings appear to move. A lead animator, animators and artists, work as an animator.

Full animation runs at twenty-four drawings a second, which is why studios employed hundreds of them. The Latin behind it means one who gives life, which is a fair description of the job.

Definitions of animator

1nounanimatorA person who makes drawings appear to move.B1+
“The animator spent a whole week drawing a ten-second scene of the cat running.”

animator is an artist.

Where it comes from

Latin animator means one who gives life, from anima, breath or soul.

Latin
animātor
English, today
animator

From Latin animātor. by surface analysis, en + animate + or. animateur.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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animator in the wild

An animator is an artist who creates images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence.
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Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros.
Friz Freleng
Franklin Rosborough Thomas was an American animator and pianist.
Frank Thomas (animator)
Arthur Davis was an American animator and director known for his time at the Warner Bros.
Arthur Davis (animator)

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