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
All cancer centers have nurse navigators who assist with appointments, financial assistance and other complementary treatments.
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
All cancer centers have nurse navigators who assist with appointments and financial assistance.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The shelter will not be a walk-in shelter, only open to those who receive referrals from the city’s homeless services navigators or police officers, according to Bontrager.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The navigator advised them to sign the paperwork and said the loss estimate could be adjusted later, Lowe said.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
All cancer centers have nurse navigators who assist with appointments and financial assistance.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The shelter will not be a walk-in shelter, only open to those who receive referrals from the city’s homeless services navigators or police officers, according to Bontrager.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The navigator advised them to sign the paperwork and said the loss estimate could be adjusted later, Lowe said.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigator
Noun
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Another vessel, the IRIS Bushehr, requested assistance from Sri Lanka and more than 200 sailors were brought ashore.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Another Iranian vessel, the IRIS Bushehr, requested assistance from Sri Lanka, where more than 200 sailors were being brought ashore.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Leighty declined to provide further details about the mariner and the circumstances of their death, citing the ongoing investigation.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Mar. 2026
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In the case of Galaxidi, however, the flour war seems to be of more recent vintage, namely from the 19th century, when traveling mariners took their inspiration from similar happenings in Sicily.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigator. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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