imaginatorn.

Brit.

/ᵻˈmadʒᵻneɪtə/, U.S.

/ᵻˈmædʒəˌneɪdər/

Forms: late Middle English ymagynatour, 1600s 1800s– imaginator.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin imāgināt- , imāgināri , -or suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin imāgināt-, past participial stem of imāgināri imagine v. + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin imaginator maker of images or statues (from 13th cent. in British sources), forger (1413 in a British source), contriver (a1564 in a British source). Compare imaginer n.

1. One who imagines something; a user of the imagination. Cf. imaginer n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [noun] > one who imagines

imaginatorc1450

imaginer?c1475

conceiver1581

imaginant1605

imaginist1806

fancier1828

visualizer1886

visualist1902

imager1939

c1450 J. Metham Physiognomy in Wks. (1916) 124 Ferffulnes..reygnyth in tho personys..ontrw..ful of lesyngys..fals ymagynatourys.

1835 Fraser's Mag. 11 612 Would not the imaginator of such a thing have been treated as a maniac?

1882 Athenæum No. 2867. 471 These masterly delineators and imaginators of fairyland.

1955 Sci. News Let. 17 Dec. 400/3 With 49 different shapes to punch out, the young imaginator can make jumping jacks or fairy tale scenes.

2008 City North (Australia) News (Nexis) 7 Feb. She has taken on the role of chief imaginator and hosted the first drama workshops during the Christmas holidays.

†2. Church History. One who considers something to be imaginary; one of the Docetae. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 491 The Docitae [read Docetae] or Imaginators..held nothing reall, what hee [sc. Christ] was, what hee did, what hee suffered, but all onely seeming so and in appearance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imaginator
释义	imaginatorn. Brit. /ᵻˈmadʒᵻneɪtə/, U.S. /ᵻˈmædʒəˌneɪdər/ Forms: late Middle English ymagynatour, 1600s 1800s– imaginator. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin imāgināt- , imāgināri , -or suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin imāgināt-, past participial stem of imāgināri imagine v. + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin imaginator maker of images or statues (from 13th cent. in British sources), forger (1413 in a British source), contriver (a1564 in a British source). Compare imaginer n. 1. One who imagines something; a user of the imagination. Cf. imaginer n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [noun] > one who imagines imaginatorc1450 imaginer?c1475 conceiver1581 imaginant1605 imaginist1806 fancier1828 visualizer1886 visualist1902 imager1939 c1450 J. Metham Physiognomy in Wks. (1916) 124 Ferffulnes..reygnyth in tho personys..ontrw..ful of lesyngys..fals ymagynatourys. 1835 Fraser's Mag. 11 612 Would not the imaginator of such a thing have been treated as a maniac? 1882 Athenæum No. 2867. 471 These masterly delineators and imaginators of fairyland. 1955 Sci. News Let. 17 Dec. 400/3 With 49 different shapes to punch out, the young imaginator can make jumping jacks or fairy tale scenes. 2008 City North (Australia) News (Nexis) 7 Feb. She has taken on the role of chief imaginator and hosted the first drama workshops during the Christmas holidays. †2. Church History. One who considers something to be imaginary; one of the Docetae. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 491 The Docitae [read Docetae] or Imaginators..held nothing reall, what hee [sc. Christ] was, what hee did, what hee suffered, but all onely seeming so and in appearance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1450
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