communicator

noun

com·​mu·​ni·​cat·​or kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tər 

: one that communicates something

Nor was Stroheim alone during the twenties in exploring the possibilities of the camera as communicator rather than manipulator.

—James Monaco

especially : a person who conveys information or knowledge to others

A true leader needs to be a good communicator.

Bluetooth is named for a 10th-century Danish king, Harald Bluetooth, a great communicator who united warring factions.

—Jessie Milligan

She tells me I'm a poor communicator, that I give out ambivalent signals.

—Blake Morrison

A patient representative is a listener, a communicator, and a catalyst for change from within the system.

—Barbara M. Swanson

Examples of communicator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Saphier is nominated for a position that carries limited policymaking power but serves as a loud megaphone as the nation's top communicator to Americans on public health issues. — Fatima Hussein, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Having Moro, super, super smart, great communicator, the vocal leader of the group. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Saphier will face questions from the Senate health committee for a position that carries limited policymaking power but a loud megaphone as the nation's top communicator with Americans on public health issues. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Many organizations invest considerable time and money developing better communicators, strategists, decision-makers and coaches. — Dennis Volpe, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for communicator

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