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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Specific holiday hours for local stores can be found using the store locator.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Newsweek could not find Romero using the ICE detainee locator.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
In a final attempt, Cañizares went to Miami International Airport after finding Sánchez listed in a migrant locator system under U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
When the time comes, find them online and in stores using the Snack Works’ store locator.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Newsweek could not find Romero using the ICE detainee locator.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
In a final attempt, Cañizares went to Miami International Airport after finding Sánchez listed in a migrant locator system under U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
When the time comes, find them online and in stores using the Snack Works’ store locator.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Locator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locator. Accessed 20 May. 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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