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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Hollywood’s intimacy coordinators have organized under SAG-AFTRA. —

Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024 What this all means is that FEMA plays more of a high-level management and coordinator role that supports the state. —

Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024 Defensive coordinator Robert Livingston’s unit had an array of stars on Saturday. —

Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024 That was enough for Allen, who was promoted to head coach from defensive coordinator in 2022, to lose his job. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coordinator