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
Earhart disappeared during her trip across the Pacific, sparking a massive two-week search for her and her navigator.
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Surina Venkat, The Hill, 27 Sep. 2025
At the time, its staff of several hundred men included dozens of strike teams, each with a drone pilot, a navigator, and several crew members.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Miura would know, having won in the Dakar Rally four times as driver, in addition to once as a navigator.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
Akoa Makani, Howard and McBride take on the toughest perimeter assignments for the league’s three best defenses and are excellent screen navigators.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Surina Venkat, The Hill, 27 Sep. 2025
At the time, its staff of several hundred men included dozens of strike teams, each with a drone pilot, a navigator, and several crew members.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Miura would know, having won in the Dakar Rally four times as driver, in addition to once as a navigator.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
Akoa Makani, Howard and McBride take on the toughest perimeter assignments for the league’s three best defenses and are excellent screen navigators.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigator
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After the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 and the racial injustice protests in 2020, more people and institutions questioned the narrative of Columbus as only an intrepid sailor and explorer, arguing for a more complete understanding of his historical impact.—
Terry Tang,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Nearby, a similarly ambitious sailor has his crew hacking at ice to free their ship, and continue their mission despite warning bells ringing.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigator. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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