navigator
/ˈnavɪɡeɪtə/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A user interface that allows navigating through a structure of any kind.
- A labourer on an engineering project such as a canal; a navvy.
Etymology / origin
From Latin nāvigātor. By surface analysis, navigate + -or.
- nāvigātor(la)→
- navigator (English)
- Relations: bor
Related words
Descendant words
- navigaattori(Finnish) (cog)
- ナビゲーター(Japanese) (bor)
- nawigator(Polish) (cog)
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