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nav·i·ga·tor  (nv-gtr)
n.
1. One who navigates.
2. A device that directs the course of an aircraft or missile.

navigator [ˈnævɪˌgeɪtə]
n
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) a person who is skilled in or performs navigation, esp on a ship or aircraft
2. (Historical Terms) (esp formerly) a person who explores by ship
3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an instrument or device for assisting a pilot to navigate an aircraft
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.navigatornavigator - the ship's officer in charge of navigation
ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
2.navigator - the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course
aircrewman - a member of an aircrew
astrogator - the navigator of a spacecraft
3.navigator - in earlier times, a person who explored by ship
explorer, adventurer - someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
Juan Ponce de Leon, Ponce de Leon - Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)

navigator
noun helmsman, guide, pilot, seaman, mariner, steersman Which of you is the best navigator?
Translations
navigator [ˈnævɪgeɪtəʳ] N
1. (Naut) (= officer on ship) → oficial mf de derrota, oficial mf de navegación (Aer) → navegante mf (Aut) → copiloto mf
2. (Hist) (= seafarer) → navegador m, navegante m
navigator [ˈnævɪgeɪtər] nnavigateur/trice m/f
navigator
n (Naut) → Navigationsoffizier(in) m(f); (Aviat) → Navigator(in) m(f); (Mot) → Beifahrer(in) m(f)
navigator [ˈnævɪˌgeɪtəʳ] n (Naut, Aer) → navigatore m, ufficiale m di rotta; (explorer) → navigatore m (Aut) → secondo pilota m, copilota m/f
navigator [ˈnævɪˌgeɪtəʳ] n (Naut, Aer) → navigatore m, ufficiale m di rotta; (explorer) → navigatore m (Aut) → secondo pilota m, copilota m/f


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I said at the time that the only reason we took Captain Doane in with us on the deal was because we needed a navigator and because you and me didn't know the first thing about it.
Endeavoring to orient himself, as a surveyor or navigator might say, the man moved his eyes slowly along its visible length and at a distance of a quarter-mile to the south of his station saw, dim and gray in the haze, a group of horsemen riding to the north.
The building had to be long, because the grave of the honored old navigator is two hundred and ten feet long itself
 
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