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
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In round 2, shown on the right panel, the testing contingency remains the same except for the addition of a social facilitator bird in the adjacent room of the control subject, who sits on the perch passively without performing any action.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Hernandez also previously worked in the North Kansas City school district, both as a teacher and as a facilitator for afterschool and summer childcare programs, according to charging documents and a district spokesperson.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Flip side is keeping Terry to use his salary potentially in a trade as a cap facilitator if a pricey star player asks out.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Responding to the demand, and hoping to entice younger shoppers into their financial ecosystems, payment facilitators such as Cash App, the BNPL provider Klarna, the fintech bank Chime, and even American Express have recently launched their own debit cards.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Hernandez also previously worked in the North Kansas City school district, both as a teacher and as a facilitator for afterschool and summer childcare programs, according to charging documents and a district spokesperson.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Flip side is keeping Terry to use his salary potentially in a trade as a cap facilitator if a pricey star player asks out.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Responding to the demand, and hoping to entice younger shoppers into their financial ecosystems, payment facilitators such as Cash App, the BNPL provider Klarna, the fintech bank Chime, and even American Express have recently launched their own debit cards.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Facilitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facilitator. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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