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

The 49-year-old former farm director and former San Diego Padres manager has been praised for being a direct communicator. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Johnson also serves a critical role as a leader and communicator in the back end. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Industry experience also helps a communicator recognize which product changes matter and which impressive features are unlikely to mean anything to the buyer. — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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

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