locator

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈloʊˌkeɪtɚ/ UK /ləʊˈkeɪtə/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a device or system that finds the position of something

A GPS locator helped them track the stolen vehicle.

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1 noun · a device or system that... findertrackerdetectorpinpointersensor

Word family

Related forms locate location locus local

Etymology

From Latin locātor ('one who places, a contractor'), from locāre ('to place, set'), from locus ('place'); in modern use re-derived from locate + -or.

locātor Latin locus Latin

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Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# locator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈloʊˌkeɪtɚ
**IPA (UK):** ləʊˈkeɪtə

## Meanings
1. a device or system that finds the position of something

## Examples
- A GPS locator helped them track the stolen vehicle.

## Synonyms
- finder
- tracker
- detector
- pinpointer
- sensor

## Related Forms
- locate
- location
- locus
- local

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: locātor
- Root: locus

## Etymology
From Latin locātor ('one who places, a contractor'), from locāre ('to place, set'), from locus ('place'); in modern use re-derived from locate + -or.

## AI Etymology
Locator comes from Latin locātor ('one who places, a contractor'), from locāre ('to place, set'), from locus ('place'); in modern use re-derived from locate + -or. The etymological trail includes Latin locātor, Latin locus. The same word family includes locate, location, locus, local. Its current noun use means "a device or system that finds the position of something".

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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