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

Walt Simpson / Business Wire via AP The survivors had no way to communicate or call for help — but fortunately their emergency locator transmitter beacon led rescuers to the scene, Piowaty said. —David K. Li, NBC news, 13 May 2026

Texas Roadhouse locations Find a Texas Roadhouse location near you with the restaurant locator. —Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 12 May 2026

Smaller packages are also sold at convenience store chains like 7Eleven, according to Utz’s product locator. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026

At least one pilot in the area confirmed the troubled plane’s locator emergency device had emitted a distress signal. —Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing locator

• uniform resource locator
• universal resource locator

Rhymes for locator

• creator
• curator
• debater
• deflator
• dictator
• dilator
• equator
• piscator
• pronator
• relator
• rotator
• testator

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)