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[ nav-i-gey-ter ] / ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR navigator ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who navigates. a person who practices, or is skilled in, navigation, as of ships or aircraft. a person who conducts explorations by sea. British. a navvy. Origin of navigatorFirst recorded in 1580–90, navigator is from the Latin word nāvigātor a sailor, mariner. See navigate, -tor Words nearby navigatornavigate, navigation, Navigation Act, Navigation Acts, navigational satellite, navigator, Návpaktos, Navratilova, NAVSAT, NAVSTAR Global Positioning System, navvy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for navigatorBut my favorite story linked—inevitably—the navigator program to ACORN. What’s Really Obstructing Obamacare? GOP Resisters|Michael Tomasky|November 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Fred Noonan, her navigator, was too drunk to operate the equipment. 8 Crazy Conspiracy Theories About Aviator Amelia Earhart’s Demise|Jake Heller|March 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST She eloped with her navigator, Fred Noonan, to escape her fame. 8 Crazy Conspiracy Theories About Aviator Amelia Earhart’s Demise|Jake Heller|March 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST Wherever the peace process travels from here, the U.S. no longer is its navigator. Obama’s Weak Mideast-Peace Hand|P.J. Crowley|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The navigator, David Marchant, a larger-than-life figure, had plotted a course to Florida that Nyad and her team trusted. Diana Nyad’s Broken Dream|Elaine Lafferty|August 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST When near enough to speak, Fray Pedro stopped, and stood patiently waiting for a moment when he might catch the navigator's eye. Mercedes of Castile|J. Fenimore Cooper We say, then, that the wind in a storm is not in rotation, and it is a dangerous doctrine to teach the navigator. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms|T. Bassnett The whole of the food could only be taken by a ploughman's appetite, and only be digested by a navigator's stomach. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England|George Jacob Holyoake Nevertheless, many vexatious accidents still awaited the navigator. Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne He was navigator of the Council ship, and had asked to accompany Tardo on the brief inspection trip. Disqualified|Charles Louis Fontenay
British Dictionary definitions for navigator
nouna person who is skilled in or performs navigation, esp on a ship or aircraft (esp formerly) a person who explores by ship an instrument or device for assisting a pilot to navigate an aircraft Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to navigatorpilot, helmsman, steersman, wheelman |