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

Schwartz has been a defensive coordinator for the Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans. —Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026

Later in that season, the team experienced more loss when the team defensive coordinator's wife died. —Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026

Washington State announced Miller as the program’s new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on New Year’s Eve, bringing to a close a six-year stint coaching at Boise State, his alma mater. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026

Wakeland will provide a case manager and activities coordinator, with services tailored to individual needs on a voluntary basis. —Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 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