animateur
See also: Animateur
English
Etymology
From French animateur.
Noun
animateur (plural animateurs)
- 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 and Julian Ward, editors, The Chinese Cinema Book, second 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.
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Related terms
- animatrice
French
Etymology
animer + -ateur
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ni.ma.tœʁ/
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Noun
animateur m (plural animateurs, feminine animatrice)
- presenter
- 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.