Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Animator /ăn'-əm-ātˌ-ẽr/ · An·i·ma·tor · IPA /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/ 01 n. One who, or that which, animates; an animater. 1. One who, or that which, animates; an animater.