navigator
noun
nav·i·ga·tor
ˈna-və-ˌgā-tər 
Synonyms
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
In 1609, the Dutch East India Company hired English navigator Henry Hudson to search for a water passage through North America.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
With the Dutch ship’s captain too ill to move, the crew sent English navigator William Adams in his place.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Black History Amazing Race at the Good Luck Community Center
The Black History Amazing Race is a challenge for history buffs and navigators alike.
—Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
Ask if a social worker or patient navigator can help arrange multiple appointments and tests on the same day to minimize travel.
—Judith Graham, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
The orb was made by German navigator and geographer Martin Behaim, who was working for the king of Portugal, according to the Whipple Museum in Cambridge.
—Laurie Kellman, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Set in 1600 at the dawn of a looming civil war in feudal Japan, Shōgun follows John Blackthorne (played by Cosmo Jarvis), an English navigator stranded in Japan who becomes entangled in the intricate political landscape of the region.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
In Clavell’s book, Adams is reimagined as John Blackthorne, an English navigator who helps Lord Yoshii Toranaga (a stand-in for Ieyasu) assert his dominance over Japan.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Border clinics are expanding and opening These navigators now can choose from multiple options within a few hours' drive from Indiana.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
With the Dutch ship’s captain too ill to move, the crew sent English navigator William Adams in his place.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Black History Amazing Race at the Good Luck Community Center
The Black History Amazing Race is a challenge for history buffs and navigators alike.
—Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
Ask if a social worker or patient navigator can help arrange multiple appointments and tests on the same day to minimize travel.
—Judith Graham, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
The orb was made by German navigator and geographer Martin Behaim, who was working for the king of Portugal, according to the Whipple Museum in Cambridge.
—Laurie Kellman, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Set in 1600 at the dawn of a looming civil war in feudal Japan, Shōgun follows John Blackthorne (played by Cosmo Jarvis), an English navigator stranded in Japan who becomes entangled in the intricate political landscape of the region.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
In Clavell’s book, Adams is reimagined as John Blackthorne, an English navigator who helps Lord Yoshii Toranaga (a stand-in for Ieyasu) assert his dominance over Japan.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Border clinics are expanding and opening These navigators now can choose from multiple options within a few hours' drive from Indiana.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigator. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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navigator
noun
nav·i·ga·tor
ˈnav-ə-ˌgāt-ər
: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate
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