A / ănĭmātor
noun

ănĭmātor

gen. ănĭmātōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
he that quickens; animates figuratively
he that quickens or animates (post-class., oftenest in the Church fathers): animarum, Tert. Apol. 48; so Prud. στεφ. 10, 788.—Trop.: marmoris signifex animator, Capitol. 1, p. 13.