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recreator

recreator

7.5
A person who makes something again by copying or restoring the original
  • noun
  • /ˌriːkriˈeɪtər/
translation icon : recreador
  • She worked as a recreator, bringing historical costumes to life for theater productions.

Examples

  • As a recreator, he focused on copying classic paintings to understand the techniques of the masters.

  • The artist became a recreator of ancient sculptures by carefully studying their original forms and techniques.

  • He went so far as to laud the physicalness of the arts, emphasizing their capacity to integrate the human being by engaging the whole self as both a percipient and a recreator.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

imitator
vsrecreator
9 3.4

A person who copies another person's words, actions, or style

produces items again often through imitation or restoration rather than casual mimicry
restorer
vsrecreator
6 5.0

A skilled person who repairs old buildings, paintings or furniture to look like new

produces things again through imitation or restoring originals, not only repair work
copyist
vsrecreator
1 7.7

A person who writes documents or books by hand

produces things again by imitating or restoring originals, not only copying texts
rebuilder
vsrecreator
1 3.4

A person who fixes things that were damaged or destroyed

produces things again by imitating or restoring originals, not only rebuilding structure
to copycat
vsrecreator
  • Informal
1 3.7

To do the same things or say the same words as someone else

produces things again by imitation or restoration, with more aim to reproduce originals
regenerator
vsrecreator
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A person or device that makes things look new again

creates things again by copying or restoring original forms rather than general renewal
replicator
vsrecreator
1 6.5

A person or machine that makes exact copies of objects like paintings

focuses on producing something again by imitation or restoration rather than mere duplication
cloner
vsrecreator
1 5.5

A person who copies another person's work or style without adding new ideas

produces things again by imitation or careful restoration, not just unoriginal copying
reconstructor
vsrecreator
7.1

A person or tool that rebuilds things to look and work as before

produces items again by imitation or restoration rather than only rebuilding structure
remanufacturer
vsrecreator
  • Specialized
6.4

A person or company that fixes and tests used products to sell them again like new

produces items again by copying or restoring originals rather than only renewing parts
renewer
vsrecreator
4.1

A person or thing that makes things new again and makes them last longer

produces items again by imitation or restoration rather than mainly prolonging use
resurrectionist
vsrecreator
9.1

A person who brings back old things or ideas so people can use them again

produces things again by imitating or restoring originals rather than solely reviving interest

Antonyms

39 5.5

A person or thing that causes great damage

How Faithful

conservator
  • Specialized
5 7.5
restorer
6 5.0
replicator
1 6.5
recreator
7.5
imitator
9 3.4

Surface Forms

recreator singular
recreators plural

Morphology

recreator = recreate (transparent) = re + create + or

The noun is a regular agentive formation from the verb 'recreate' meaning 'create again'.

Etymology

Recreator comes from the parts re- ('again') and create ('to make'), so a recreator is someone who 'makes again' or restores things, like a person who rebuilds an old mural.