facilitator

noun

fa·​cil·​i·​ta·​tor fə-ˈsi-lə-ˌtā-tər 

: someone or something that facilitates something

especially : someone who helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision

the workshop's facilitator kept discussion flowing smoothly

Examples of facilitator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By mid-July, an undercover FBI informant posing as an ISIS facilitator was messaging with her. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

The alleged plot unfolded over about a month as Bowie communicated with an FBI source posing as an ISIS facilitator, according to the affidavit. — Stephen Sorace , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The Treasury Department said the action is part of an effort to attack multiple parts of cartel networks simultaneously, including their leaders, financial facilitators, front companies and logistical infrastructure. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Great facilitators pay attention not only to what is being discussed, but also how the conversation is unfolding. — Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

facilitate + -or entry 1

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for facilitator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator