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

The next morning, his son’s girlfriend checked ICE’s detainee locator, which gives the name and address of the detention center where someone is being held, but his son was no longer listed as being in federal custody. —Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

The chain already has a store locator page showing which of its outlets will participate in the midnight sale, here. —Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025

The chain — now entering its 10th community in the metro area, according to Panera's locator map — was among the early tenants in the expansion of The Shoppes at Fox River in Waukesha in 2016 and has operated a restaurant in New Berlin's City Center for a quarter-century. —Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Customers can find their local Kroger and store hours by visiting Kroger’s store locator on their website. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 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)