noun
navigator
NAVIH-gay-tuh
noun
1
A person responsible for planning and guiding the course of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.
"The navigator plotted their route across the Atlantic."
2
A device or software feature that helps guide travel or movement.
"She typed the destination into the car's navigator."
How to Use Navigator
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person or device that plans and guides a route.
Word Forms
navigators plural
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Etymology
From Latin navigator, "sailor," from navigare, "to sail."