communicator

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

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Definition of communicator

: 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

Recent Examples of communicator from the Web

Hawking conducted groundbreaking research into black holes and the origins of the universe, and gained global fame as a popularizer and communicator of science.

— NBC News, "Stephen Hawking's ashes buried in Westminster Abbey," 15 June 2018
Great learners and communicators Good U.S. presidents must know how to listen, integrate new complex information, sell concepts, and be accountable.

— jeffrey sonnenfeld, Fortune, "Why CEOs Make Great Politicians," 14 June 2018
His first assignment in a civilian capacity was as a member of the Apollo 16 support crew, including serving as a Capcom (capsule communicator) in mission control.

— robert z. pearlman, Scientific American, "Pioneering NASA Astronaut Don Peterson Dies at 84," 30 May 2018
Klein last season was the lead communicator for the defense, playing strong-side linebacker in the base defense and moving to the middle when there were just two linebackers on the field.

— josh katzenstein, NOLA.com, "Saints testing linebacker Demario Davis' versatility this offseason," 30 May 2018
Initially, after Hicks’s March 29 departure, an internal struggle to succeed her broke out between Mercedes Schlapp, the director of strategic communications, and Tony Sayegh, the top Treasury Department communicator.

— author: ashley parker, josh dawsey, philip rucker, Anchorage Daily News, "With new West Wing cast, Trump calls shots, aides follow," 29 May 2018
People in the city are turning to dust, and as Hill starts dissolving Fury frantically pulls out a communicator in order to send out an SOS.

— tracy brown, latimes.com, "What the ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ post-credits scene means," 27 Apr. 2018
The communicators Tim Link, a native Hoosier who runs Link’s Wagging Tales in Georgia, was hired to solve the case.

— john tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "Doggy psychics called after Noblesville poodle rescued from puppy mill goes missing," 2 Apr. 2018
For that segment of Trump's population, man, is he a good communicator.

— Fox News, "Nigel Farage talks Alfie Evans and Britain's medical system," 28 Apr. 2018

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