locator

noun

lo·​ca·​tor ˈlō-ˌkā-tər 

lō-ˈkā-

variants or less commonly locater

: one that locates something (such as a mining claim or the course of a road)

Examples of locator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are nine total Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores in Ohio, according to the company's store locator. —Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025

Customers are encouraged to check the company's online store locator to determine the hours of their local store. —Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 July 2025

As of Wednesday evening, the store locator on Rite Aid’s website listed more than 1,200 stores in 15 states.. —Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

The news, which was first reported by The Street, broke slowly when fans noticed that things were changing on the company’s product locator, which shows when an item has been discontinued but may still be in stores. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing locator

• uniform resource locator
• universal resource locator

Rhymes for locator

• coater
• creator
• curator
• debater
• deflator
• dictator
• dilator
• equator
• mutator
• piscator
• pronator
• relator

Kids Definition

locator

noun

lo·​ca·​tor

variants also locater

ˈlō-ˌkāt-ər 

lō-ˈkāt-

: one that locates something (as a mining claim or the course of a road)