animateur

See also: Animateur

English

Etymology

From French animateur.

Noun

animateur (plural animateurs)

1. One who promotes particular activity, especially one of a cultural or artistic nature.
   • 1989, Ronnie Lessem, Global Management Principles, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 612:

     As an animateur you seek out a social circle to which to belong, whether or not it is entirely of your own making.

   • 1999, Steve Mitchell, “Reflections on Dramatherapy as Initiation through Ritual Theatre”, in Ann Cattanach, editor, Process in the Arts Therapies, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 30:

     If an animateur is seeking to change their psychological point of view, this will mean re-organizing their defence system as part of the process of transformation.

   • 2020, Paola Voci, “Alternative ways of seeing: Post-digital detours in Chinese cinema”, in Song Hwee Lim, Julian Ward, editors, The Chinese Cinema Book, 2nd edition, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 264, column 1:

     Animateurs are indeed shifting subjects, resisting classification or belonging. Being an animateur is frequently a temporary status, a transitional experience that may or may not lead to acquiring financial or cultural capital. Often equipped with technical skills, animateurs are frequently students or self-taught animators, who may or may not be on their way to becoming professionals.

Related terms

• animatrice

French

Etymology

From animer +‎ -ateur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ni.ma.tœʁ/

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Noun

animateur m (plural animateurs, feminine animatrice)

1. presenter
2. leader; group leader (person responsible for looking after or entertaining children)

Further reading

• “animateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “animateur” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “animateur” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.