NAVIGATOR

navigator

(noun) in earlier times, a person who explored by ship

navigator

(noun) the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft’s course

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

navigator (plural navigators)

A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.

A sea explorer.

A device that navigates an aircraft, automobile or missile.

(computing) A user interface that allows navigating through a structure of any kind.

(obsolete) A labourer on an engineering project such as a canal; a navvy.

Source: Wiktionary


Nav"i*ga`tor, n.

Definition: One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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