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

And that works best with an outside facilitator. —Karen Schlatter, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026

But digital elements are facilitators — not replacements. —Dennis Kozak, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

Additionally, owners, facilitators, and natural medicine handlers all need to be licensed by the state and those licenses must be renewed every year. —Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026

In at least one case, a facilitator was recruited through a cellphone video game application, according to an interview with law enforcement cited in court documents. —Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 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