coordinator

noun

co·​or·​di·​na·​tor kō-ˈȯr-də-ˌnā-tər 

1

: one who coordinates something

… government becomes the coordinator of the economy but not its boss.

—Robert Heilbroner

especially : a person who organizes people or groups so that they work together efficiently

a project coordinator

She served as the coordinator of the rescue effort.

(American football) a defensive/offensive coordinator [=a coach who is responsible for overseeing a team's defensive/offensive players and strategies]

2

grammar : coordinating conjunction

Examples of coordinator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Damone Clark saw a major decline in snaps under defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer in 2024 after playing in a starting role in 2023. —Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025

Fitzpatrick is immediately the best defensive back the Dolphins have and the quarterback-at-safety that defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver appreciates. —Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025

Taylor Dominguez, Pilates coordinator, transferred from Roseville to lead sessions at the new location. —Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025

The city will also add two community services program coordinators, three positions in the clerk’s office and one HR position to support staffing of the city’s new public library system. —Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 26 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coordinator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator