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
Submarine navigators rely on a more sophisticated inertial navigation system of gyrocompasses and accelerometers to calculate positions while submerged – which is most of the time.
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New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
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
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
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
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New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
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
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigator
Noun
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Commercial-grade appliances, with deep-tilt skillet and griddle, enable sailors to cook more food faster.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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In October, Regatta Bonaire draws sailors for races around Bonaire and to its neighboring islands.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The only real-time observations available to the mariner were shore and ship reports.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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By aiding mariners, Airy believed, such measurements provided a tangible service to the state that the newfangled spectroscopy might not be able to match.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigator. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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