Synonyms of navigator

navigator

noun

ˈna-və-ˌgā-tər 

as in sailor

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel

our crew comprised a captain, a navigator, and a few deckhands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailor
• mariner
• seaman
• seafarer
• shipman
• salt
• sea dog
• tar
• crewman
• swab
• swabbie
• hearty
• swabby
• gob
• shipmate
• coxswain
• jack-tar
• jack
• deckhand
• lubber
• able seaman
• able-bodied seaman
• sailboater
• lime-juicer
• powerboater
• limey

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of navigator

In the days before GPS and radio direction finders, this was how the plane's navigator would fix their position – by using the stars. —New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2024

Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were expected to refuel on Howland in July 1937, but never arrived. —Dennis Romero, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024

Earhart’s mysterious disappearance Conspiracy theories have developed since the aviator’s disappearance, but the US government suspects that Earhart and her navigator crashed into the Pacific when the plane ran out of fuel. —Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024

My intake navigator confirmed my discharge, set up nursing and physical therapy visits and coordinated my home care team. —Prince Villaneuva, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024