coordinator

noun

co·​or·​di·​na·​tor kō-ˈȯr-də-ˌnā-tər 

1

: one who coordinates something

… government becomes the coordinator of the economy but not its boss.

—Robert Heilbroner

especially : a person who organizes people or groups so that they work together efficiently

a project coordinator

She served as the coordinator of the rescue effort.

(American football) a defensive/offensive coordinator [=a coach who is responsible for overseeing a team's defensive/offensive players and strategies]

2

grammar : coordinating conjunction

Examples of coordinator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oregon is a win away from a championship game appearance, even with both of Dan Lanning's coordinators bound for Kentucky and Cal as head coaches. —Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026

Demario Warren has been named BYU’s defensive pass game coordinator and cornerbacks coach. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026

The defensive coordinator, who has a special relationship with his longtime pupil, is happy to see Scott on the upswing. —Mike Kaye january 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026

Both the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons reached out to the Miami Dolphins with interview requests for the defensive coordinator. —Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coordinator

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