coordinator

noun

co·or·di·na·tor kō-ˈȯr-də-ˌnā-tər

: one who coordinates something

… government becomes the coordinator of the economy but not its boss.—

Robert Heilbroner

especially : a person who organizes people or groups so that they work together efficiently

a project coordinator

She served as the coordinator of the rescue effort.

(American football) a defensive/offensive coordinator [=a coach who is responsible for overseeing a team's defensive/offensive players and strategies]

grammar : coordinating conjunction

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The Palestinian Civil Defense said that Israeli forces arrested two of its workers, including a local rescue coordinator and a firefighter. —

Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 Kane is a project coordinator at Eldridge Company and Eldridge is a builder at Eldridge Company. —

Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024 Joseph, who was the Broncos’ head coach from 2017 to ’18 and has been a coordinator for Arizona (2019-22) and Denver (2023-present), said such a conversation was far from his mind in late October. —

Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024 That included Pierce having zero experience as even a coordinator at the NFL level. —

Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coordinator