navigator

noun

nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈna-və-ˌgā-tər How to pronounce navigator (audio)
: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

Examples of navigator in a Sentence

The crew includes a copilot and a navigator. Would you be willing to act as navigator while I drive? The ship is equipped with a satellite navigator.
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Meanwhile, Halley remains a valuable navigator of the overall sales market and how to devise enticing offers to potential advertisers. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025 Some companies provide access to a caregiving navigator who can guide you through the health care maze. Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025 They are also considered expert navigators and have returned to some of the same grasslands for thousands of years. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025 Ron Arad, an Israeli Air Force navigator, was captured when his jet was shot down over Lebanon in 1986. Ami Kaufman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for navigator

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of navigator was in 1574

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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigator. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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navigator

noun
nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈnav-ə-ˌgāt-ər How to pronounce navigator (audio)
: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

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