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 Sam's Club location near you, customers can use the company's store locator. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025

Government and nonprofit organizations in the United States and the United Kingdom have multiple resources for mental health support, such as specialized helplines and treatment locators. —Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025

Nearly a week after his deportation, the ICE online locator continues to show him as being held in El Paso. —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

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)