navigator

noun

nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈna-və-ˌgā-tər 

: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

Synonyms

• gob
• hearty
• jack
• jack-tar
• mariner
• sailor
• salt
• sea dog
• seafarer
• seaman
• shipman
• swab
• swabbie [slang]
• swabby
• tar

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

These navigators link impoverished Floridians with the network of religious and community organizations that support them and teach them how to take of themselves, according to Hope Florida’s supporters. —Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025

The Herald/Times found that the Department of Juvenile Justice’s ombudsman was working as a hope navigator. —Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025

Funding for navigators is a similar form of welfare for the wealthy—this time, for health insurers. —Sally Pipes, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

Organizations that view middle management as obstacles fail to recognize their critical role as translators, navigators, and stabilizers of meaningful change. —Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for navigator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator

Kids Definition

navigator

noun

nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈnav-ə-ˌgāt-ər 

: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate