English → Latin
“creator” in Latin
prōcreōto beget, generate, procreate, producefabricorto build, construct, fashion, forge, shapeparēnsparent, mother, father; founder, ancestorauctorseller, vendor; author, originator; sponsor, advocateLatīnusLatin; of or pertaining to Latium, the Latin language, people, or cultureanglicusEnglish
The English word creator itself goes back to Latin creō, through creātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
creator
procreator: fabricator (he who produces or brings anything to light): (quasi) parens (founder): auctor (author): the creator of so great a work, fabricator tanti operis: the creator of a national litterature, Latinarum (Anglicarum, etc.) litterarum parens: the creator (= founder) of anything, alicujus rei parens (e.g., of a national litterature, Latinarum litterarum); a quo initium alicujus rei profectum est: the creator of the world, procreator, effector or fabricator mundi; opifex aedificatorque mundi; genitor mundi or universi; ille quasi parens hujus universitatis: everyone is the creator of his own fortune, faber est quisque fortunae suae (Sall., ad Caes., de Rep., Ora., 1); sui cuique mores fingunt fortunam (Nep., Att., 11, 6): ut quisque fortuna utitur, ita praecellet (Plaut., Pseud. 2, 3, 13).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for creator?
- The usual Latin words for “creator” are prōcreō, fabricor, parēns; also auctor, Latīnus, anglicus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.