navigator

noun

nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈna-və-ˌgā-tər How to pronounce navigator (audio)
: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

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 Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in their attempt to fly around the world. Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024 Last December, a TMC ship set to dock at Honolulu Harbor was turned away as protesters — native Hawaiians, navigators and environmentalists — gathered to express their displeasure. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024 Shōgun was originally a historical fiction novel by James Clavell, published in 1975, chronicling the adventures of an English navigator who becomes embroiled in the country's political landscape. Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024 Samuel, the most reserved of the three, assumed the role of navigator. Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for navigator 

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Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of navigator was in 1574

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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigator. Accessed 2 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

navigator

noun
nav·​i·​ga·​tor ˈnav-ə-ˌgāt-ər How to pronounce navigator (audio)
: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

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