Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "animator" ita ce:noun - mutumin da ya ƙirƙira rayarwa, yawanci ta amfani da kwamfuta ko ta hanyar zana / zanen firam ɗin da ke jere da hannu, don samar da ruɗin motsi lokacin da ana nuna jerin firam ɗin cikin sauri. Suna iya amfani da dabaru da kayan aiki daban-daban don kawo haruffa, abubuwa, da mahalli zuwa rayuwa, gami da 2D ko software na kwamfuta na 3D, motsin motsi, motsin hannu na gargajiya, da ƙari. Masu raye-raye na iya yin aiki da kansu ko kuma a matsayin ɓangare na ƙungiya, tare da haɗin gwiwa tare da marubuta, masu gudanarwa, masu zanen kaya, da sauran masu fasaha don ƙirƙirar labarun gani da gogewa.