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

Alexis Dines, marketing development coordinator for Three20 Recovery, said her Chesterton agency’s $25,000 grant will go toward the pathways program, offered at no cost to participants. —Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

Without former pass game coordinator and new Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker helping things behind the scenes and some new faces in the secondary, early-season issues could come about defensively. —Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026

The cast spent close to a month in training before production began in Budapest, working with both stunt coordinators and ballet choreographers simultaneously. —Kennedy French, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026

Harbaugh just rode a fierce running game combination of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry for years down the stretch of his Baltimore career, and new Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy sees the value of a top back, too. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coordinator

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