as in sailors
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 navigators
In some districts, navigators focus on violence prevention or absenteeism.
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Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
The shelter will be open only to Elk Grove residents or those with deep ties to the city, verified through a vetting process, and who receive referrals from the city’s homeless services navigators or police officers.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
In the meantime, McGee-Tyner said her organization’s health navigators are helping customers weigh their options if they’re priced out of the Covered California marketplace.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
As Powell — one of Capitol Hill’s most adroit navigators — made his rounds, Republicans on both sides of the Capitol panned the investigation.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The program includes support from an interdisciplinary team that includes doctors with dementia experience and care navigators.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
As time-telling became more precise, ship navigators needed a standardized way to set their chronometers.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
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.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 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
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
The shelter will be open only to Elk Grove residents or those with deep ties to the city, verified through a vetting process, and who receive referrals from the city’s homeless services navigators or police officers.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
In the meantime, McGee-Tyner said her organization’s health navigators are helping customers weigh their options if they’re priced out of the Covered California marketplace.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
As Powell — one of Capitol Hill’s most adroit navigators — made his rounds, Republicans on both sides of the Capitol panned the investigation.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The program includes support from an interdisciplinary team that includes doctors with dementia experience and care navigators.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
As time-telling became more precise, ship navigators needed a standardized way to set their chronometers.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
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.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigators
Noun
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Cold winter conditions can complicate operations even for experienced sailors, Sawyer said.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Last week’s whale sightings by the Aquarium led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement a voluntary slow speed zone called a Dynamic Management Area (DMA) for mariners to reduce their speed to 10 knots to protect the whales.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Coast Guard has put out a signal to other mariners for the survivors in distress.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Navigators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigators. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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