Créateurcréatrice

Créateurcréatrice is a nonstandard, compound term in French that attempts to refer to a person who creates by combining the masculine noun créateur and the feminine créatrice into one word. In standard usage, créateur designates a creator, with créatrice as the feminine form; they are the gendered variants of the same noun. The concatenated form is not part of major dictionaries and is not widely accepted in formal writing. It is most often encountered in discussions about gender-inclusive language, in branding or marketing, or in certain social media contexts where writers seek to signal inclusivity in a single word.

In place of crea-ture creation, writers commonly use alternatives such as créateur et créatrice, or gender-inclusive typography like créateur·trice, which uses a mid-dot to indicate both genders within one word. Other widely used options include referring to both groups as les créateurs et les créatrices or opting for neutral formulations such as l’auteur, l’artiste, or simply le terme “créateur” in context where the gender is unknown. The choice of form depends on the style guide and audience, and some readers may find concatenated forms ambiguous or nonstandard.

Rooted in the verb créer, créateur and créatrice reflect the French noun formation with the masculine -teur and the feminine -trice. The broader topic connects to debates on gender-inclusive language in French, where speakers balance clarity, tradition, and inclusivity.