navigator

noun

nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈna-və-ˌgā-tər How to pronounce navigator (audio)
Synonyms of navigatornext
: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

Examples of navigator in a Sentence

The crew includes a copilot and a navigator. Would you be willing to act as navigator while I drive? The ship is equipped with a satellite navigator.
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The company draws on clinical, claims, and behavioral data to identify patients at risk and coordinates support with care navigators, clinical outreach, and palliative care between visits. Ellen Sheng, CNBC, 19 May 2026 The same thing happened in the region last year during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran and has also troubled vessel navigators in the Baltic Sea. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 13 May 2026 For the 2025 version, our approximately 10 pairings of drivers and navigators arrived on a Wednesday and convened at Monaco’s Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo to sign in and receive preliminary instructions for the next day’s start. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026 Darcy wondered whether his hands understood the world independently of the rest of him, artful navigators in a permanent dusk. Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for navigator

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of navigator was in 1574

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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigator. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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navigator

noun
nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈnav-ə-ˌgāt-ər How to pronounce navigator (audio)
: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

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