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

Melissa Cristina Márquez is a science communicator, author, wildlife educator, and marine scientist. —Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024

Continue to produce thinkers, problem solvers and communicators. —Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is the science communicator at JILA (a joint physics research institute between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado Boulder) and a freelance science journalist. —Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024

September 24, 2024 The worlds of business and politics might seem worlds apart, but executives can learn a lot from the most successful political communicators. —Harvard Business Review, 24 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above