communicator

noun

com·​mu·​ni·​cat·​or kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tər 

: one that communicates something

Nor was Stroheim alone during the twenties in exploring the possibilities of the camera as communicator rather than manipulator.

—James Monaco

especially : a person who conveys information or knowledge to others

A true leader needs to be a good communicator.

Bluetooth is named for a 10th-century Danish king, Harald Bluetooth, a great communicator who united warring factions.

—Jessie Milligan

She tells me I'm a poor communicator, that I give out ambivalent signals.

—Blake Morrison

A patient representative is a listener, a communicator, and a catalyst for change from within the system.

—Barbara M. Swanson

Examples of communicator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And as one of the most precise communicators in politics, choosing not to name Hamas in his statement after Oct. 7 remains a legitimate source of anger. —Vasishth Srivastava, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025

At Creighton, Kalkbrenner developed as a leader and communicator. —Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025

Our opinion is that although communicators can benefit from tailoring messages to basic information about their audience, deep tailoring goes far beyond such easily accessible information. —Andrew Luttrell, Time, 24 June 2025

Among their ranks was the famous science communicator and astronomer Annie Maunder, who advanced the scientific community's understanding of our parent star by observing the shifting sizes and positions of sunspots. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for communicator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• conciliator
• cooperator
• coordinator