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
The program includes support from an interdisciplinary team that includes doctors with dementia experience and care navigators.
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Assistance is free and confidential, Altman said, and Covered California has invested in a network of navigators to ensure help is widely available.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 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
Consumers may also turn to community health centers or free clinics for help, which typically have navigators or certified application counselors available, Isabell said.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Nurse navigators also identify potential barriers to care, such as language differences, financial limitations, or lack of access to resources.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Thus, it is easily seen and identified and is of great interest and value to navigators.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Assistance is free and confidential, Altman said, and Covered California has invested in a network of navigators to ensure help is widely available.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 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
Consumers may also turn to community health centers or free clinics for help, which typically have navigators or certified application counselors available, Isabell said.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Nurse navigators also identify potential barriers to care, such as language differences, financial limitations, or lack of access to resources.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Thus, it is easily seen and identified and is of great interest and value to navigators.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigators
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 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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They were based on what are called chronographic spheres, or time balls, used by mariners in the 1800s to set ship clocks and navigation instruments.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Navigators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigators. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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