navigator

C2 Topic:Transportation
US /ˈnavɪɡeɪtə/
noun Freq #15510

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    in earlier times, a person who explored by ship

    The navigator corrected the ship's course after midnight.

  2. 2
    noun

    the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course

    The navigator corrected the ship's course after midnight.

  3. 3
    noun

    the ship's officer in charge of navigation

    The navigator corrected the ship's course after midnight.

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Synonyms
3 noun · the ship's officer in... sailing master
Word family
Forms navigators
Derived forms astronavigatornagavatornavigatressnavigatrix
Related forms navigatenavigation

Etymology

From Latin nāvigātor. By surface analysis, navigate + -or.

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