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- [nav-i-gey-ter]
- /ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪ tər/
- /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nav-i-gey-ter]
- /ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪ tər/
Definitions of navigator word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of NAVIGATOR Netscape Navigator 3
- noun navigator a person who navigates. 1
- noun navigator a person who practices, or is skilled in, navigation, as of ships or aircraft. 1
- noun navigator a person who conducts explorations by sea. 1
- noun navigator British. a navvy. 1
- noun navigator A person who directs the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments and maps. 1
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Origin of navigator
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90, navigator is from the Latin word nāvigātor a sailor, mariner. See navigate, -tor
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Parts of speech for Navigator
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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navigator popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
navigator usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for navigator
noun navigator
- pilot — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- helmsman — a person who steers a ship.
- steersman — a person who steers a ship; helmsman.
- wheelman — Also, wheelsman [hweelz-muh n, weel-] /ˈʰwilz mən, ˈwil-/ (Show IPA). a helmsman or steersman.
- guide — to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
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