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

To find a participating coffeehouse, use Starbucks' store locator. —Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025

McRib locator The McRib Locator, which debuted in 2008, allows users to track McRibs nearest to them. —Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025

Alcalá, does not appear in the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ inmate locator, and the agency also did not answer multiple requests for an explanation. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Kathy Holland, the director of health and nutrition at The Idaho Foodbank, said a food locator on its website has seen six times as much traffic as this time last year. —Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 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)