as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
our crew comprised a captain, a navigator, and a few deckhands
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Recent Examples of navigator
Lister even had an unrequited love in the form of Red Dwarf's navigator Kristine Kochanski, played by Scottish pop-singer Claire Grogan (and then later by Chloë Annett).
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
The lower panel offers a photo navigator and sections called Channels, History, and Transform.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Some missions require navigators in the crew as well, an Air Force fact sheet said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Remote and mysterious, Rapa Nui continues to awe visitors who wonder how its earliest navigators found this isolated corner of the Pacific.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
The lower panel offers a photo navigator and sections called Channels, History, and Transform.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Some missions require navigators in the crew as well, an Air Force fact sheet said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Remote and mysterious, Rapa Nui continues to awe visitors who wonder how its earliest navigators found this isolated corner of the Pacific.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for navigator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigator
Noun
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The Houthis attacked over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels and killing four sailors, from November 2023 until January 2025, and also launched projectiles at Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Legend says mermaid sirens lured sailors here.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ross’ second husband, mariner Joseph Ashburn, served the Revolution as a privateer and died in an English prison.—
Marla Miller,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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At least 12 incidents involving vessels around the strait have been confirmed since fighting began, according to two global trackers, and at least seven mariners have been killed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigator. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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