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animator|ˈænɪmeɪtə(r)|
[a. L. animātor, n. of agent f. animā-re: see animate.]
1. He who, or that which, animates, quickens, enlivens, or inspires.
1635Heywood Hierarch. i. Argt. 3 Of all that liue sole Animator. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. (1650) 44 Bodies..conform themselves to situations, wherein they best unite unto their Animator. 1836Landor Per. & Asp. Wks. 1846 II. 428 The nobler animators of this frame, the flesh and blood.
2. Cinemat. An artist who produces the original drawings for an animated film; sometimes applied to other persons concerned with the preparation of an animated film.
1919A. C. Lescarboura Behind Motion-Picture Screen xvi. 306 After the master artist or animator has indicated the changes from one drawing to the next, his assistants work out the drawings. 1936A. Jenkinson America came my Way xvii. 142 The ‘originals’ drawn by the animators are traced on to celluloid by the tracers.
▸ spec. = animateur n.
1946G. Amberg Art in Mod. Ballet 23 It became obvious that the body of the company would not survive the spirit of its animator by a day, and there was indeed sad truth in the fear that with Diaghilev his ballet would pass away. 1954Yale French Stud. No. 14. 20 Generally speaking, these animators are not exclusively administrators and directors. They are actors, too, or once were, or they train actors. 1984Dance Theatre Jrnl. May 10/2 Other schools and polytechnics are way behind with training community dance animators. 2002Independent 23 Jan. (Neighbourhood Renewal section) 2/3 Stage one involved the appointment of community ‘animators’—residents who would help the consultation process. |