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

Given the awkward back-and-forths seen thus far and, even more so, Robinson’s history playing poor communicators, the description is hard to believe. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025

Arteta is of the view that fighter pilots are some of the world’s most accomplished communicators. —Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

When his reading ends that way, Lucas asks himself what the devil can have happened in the apparently obvious passage from communicator to communicatee. —Julio Cortázar, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025

Jane was a genius and a badass communicator on behalf of species and habitats that lack a voice. —Ellie Goulding, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025

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