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

Use their store locator to check the hours for the Best Buy location closest to you. —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025

There are 48 offices in Michigan, and to find an office near you recipients may use the office locator by entering your zip code on the Social Security's website. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025

Use their store locator to check the hours for the Best Buy location closest to you. —Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025

Or, use Walmart's store locator to see where these furniture favorites are available in a store near you. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 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)