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

Adventure centers, camps and corporate retreat facilities hire facilitators who operate high and low ropes courses, team-building programs and challenge activities. —Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025

First, the facilitator sets some ground rules for the meeting. —Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 4 May 2025

The Sky bulked up their roster with perimeter shooters and facilitators who can space the floor and increase the team’s 3-point volume. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025

Just weeks later, in January 2025, another indictment charged two additional North Korean nationals and three international facilitators — including two U.S. citizens — with similar fraud. —Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

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