navigator

noun

nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈna-və-ˌgā-tər 

: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

Synonyms of navigator

• sailor
• mariner

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

But the Care Plus model is basically a care team that includes a nurse, a pharmacist, a physician, a social worker and a care navigator. —Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025

Our field teams of outreach workers, mental health professionals, and housing navigators go directly to encampments, talk to individuals, and build trust. —Karen Bass, Time, 17 Nov. 2025

Earhart went missing while on a pioneering round-the-world flight with navigator Fred Noonan, and her disappearance is one of the most tantalizing mysteries in aviation lore. —CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025

In an attempt to become the first woman pilot to circumnavigate Earth, Earhart, along with navigator Fred Noonan, vanished in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean. —Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for navigator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator

Kids Definition

navigator

noun

nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈnav-ə-ˌgāt-ər 

: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate