coordinator

noun

co·​or·​di·​na·​tor kō-ˈȯr-də-ˌnā-tər 

1

: one who coordinates something

… government becomes the coordinator of the economy but not its boss.

—Robert Heilbroner

especially : a person who organizes people or groups so that they work together efficiently

a project coordinator

She served as the coordinator of the rescue effort.

(American football) a defensive/offensive coordinator [=a coach who is responsible for overseeing a team's defensive/offensive players and strategies]

2

grammar : coordinating conjunction

Examples of coordinator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

She has been deeply involved at Macedonia Baptist Church for several years as a senior project coordinator, and currently serves as the church’s community outreach director for the annual KC Convoy of Hope event. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Instead of Shanahan relaying play calls to the quarterback, Kubiak did so with a walkie-talkie, while Morris oversaw the defense as their new coordinator and while other position coaches went along with business as usual. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Foerster spent four seasons with Washington when Shanahan was offensive coordinator and Mike Shanahan was head coach and joined the 49ers in 2019. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

With Stefanski opting to keep Ulbrich as his defensive coordinator, the Falcons retained all but two of their assistants on that side of the ball (defensive pass game coordinator Mike Rutenberg and outside linebackers coach Jacquies Smith). — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coordinator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator