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

The County Judge should set the tone as a neutral facilitator focused on respect, transparency, and order. —Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026

The association is withdrawing as the official facilitator of the White House meeting, saying the partisan approach undermines collaboration. —Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026

Community care makes the VA a facilitator — not just a delivery system — in each veteran’s health care journey. —Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026

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