navigator

noun

nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈna-və-ˌgā-tər How to pronounce navigator (audio)
Synonyms of navigatornext
: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

Examples of navigator in a Sentence

The crew includes a copilot and a navigator. Would you be willing to act as navigator while I drive? The ship is equipped with a satellite navigator.
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Two French Rafale fighter jets’ two-man crews — a pilot and a navigator — were seen racing in two vans to the planes’ hangars from the headquarters building the French detachment uses during its four-month deployment on the air base. ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Gael García Bernal is central to this drama as the Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish push into Southwest Asia. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Middleware companies risk becoming the next such layer — essential navigators of fragmentation that remind us the underlying architecture was never designed to work as a whole. Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026 Lynch takes all kinds of big swings, especially with the world-building and design—the guild navigator fish tanks, the block-y digital force fields, the inflatable Harkonens, and more. James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for navigator

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of navigator was in 1574

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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigator. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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navigator

noun
nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈnav-ə-ˌgāt-ər How to pronounce navigator (audio)
: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

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