facilitator

noun

fa·​cil·​i·​ta·​tor fə-ˈsi-lə-ˌtā-tər 

: someone or something that facilitates something

especially : someone who helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision

the workshop's facilitator kept discussion flowing smoothly

Examples of facilitator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In November, at one of Maalimisaq's last Motherhood Circle gatherings, Somali mothers and grandmothers volleyed questions at facilitators. —CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

Institutions can agree on a short, standardized way for therapists or facilitators to acknowledge relevant experience during preparation sessions, if it is genuinely needed for safety or expectation-setting. —Ian Reardon, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026

The Chicago Bulls made their first move of the trade deadline Saturday night, receiving two second-round picks and forward Dario Šarić while acting as facilitators in a three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings and the Cleveland Cavaliers. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026

Other teams could get involved as a facilitator in the event of a trade involving three or more teams. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

facilitate + -or entry 1

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for facilitator

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