animator

[ an-uh-mey-ter ]

/ ˈæn əˌmeɪ tər /

a person or thing that animates.

an artist who produces animation from drawings, objects, or computer models: a cartoon animator;a video-game animator;a stop-motion animator.

Sometimes an·i·mat·er.

Origin of animator

From Late Latin, dating back to 1625–35; see origin at animate, -tor

Vladimir Shahettinin, a 40-year-old computer programmer and animator, makes what he describes as “patriotic cartoons.”

Ukraine’s Vigilante Peacemakers |James Kirchick |May 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I wanted to be an animator when I was a kid so I really enjoy that kind of work.

‘Saturday Night Live’ Star Bobby Moynihan Is the ‘Chozen’ One |Kevin Fallon |January 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
An installation by South African animator William Kentridge, vaguely on the subject of time, recalls 1920s expressionist theater.

The Art Exhibition Documenta Contains Almost Too Much Good Art to Experience |Blake Gopnik |June 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The substantial cause, the efficient of the worlds, the animator of spirits.

The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha |Madhava Acharya

So, though Picasso remains the animator of the doctrinaire school or schools, Lhote may become the master.

Since Czanne |Clive Bell

animator

/ (ˈænɪˌmeɪtə) /

an artist who produces animated cartoons

Canadian a person who coordinates or facilitates something, esp a television or radio presenter