Anticreator

/ˌæntikriˈeɪtər/ noun

Definition

A person, system, or force that opposes, prevents, or destroys creative work and innovation.

Etymology

From anti- (against, opposite) + creator (one who creates, from Latin creare). This agent noun describes an entity whose role or effect is to work against creation and original thought.

Kelly Says

History remembers anticreators alongside creators—book burners, censors, and critics who attacked everything from the printing press to rock music—yet their opposition ironically amplifies the importance of the creative works they tried to suppress.

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