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)
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Nearly a week after his deportation, the ICE online locator continues to show him as being held in El Paso.
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Not a high-tech satellite messenger or locator beacon, but a simple emergency whistle.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 3 Oct. 2025
There are 33 locations in Michigan, according to Burlington's online store locator.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Find psychologists near you via the American Psychological Association’s locator.
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Not a high-tech satellite messenger or locator beacon, but a simple emergency whistle.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 3 Oct. 2025
There are 33 locations in Michigan, according to Burlington's online store locator.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Find psychologists near you via the American Psychological Association’s locator.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Locator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locator. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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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)
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