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

Order your favorites to be shipped straight to your door, or use Walmart’s store locator to see where these bedding must-haves are available for pickup near you. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026

That bill is designed to address all 50 of the recommendations the NTSB made — not just the locator technology, but NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said the House bill falls short of accomplishing that. —Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026

Parnell is currently being held in the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections inmate locator. —Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026

Manuela could now use Iván’s A-number to search for him in ICE’s online detainee-locator system. —Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026

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)