navigator

Noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

seafarer pilot guide helmsman coxswain steersman sailing master eagle jack sailor scout columbian mariner gob pathfinder
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Antonyms

civilian citizen commoner pacifist civy private citizen
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Hypernyms

explorer officer adventurer aircrewman ship's officer

Hyponyms

pilot Ponce de Leon astrogator Juan Ponce de Leon

Related terms

navigation navigate

Phrases with the word

astro-navigator air navigator dog sled navigator navigator textile aerial navigator titular navigator

Examples

A 2019 high school textbook, “History and Forgotten Stories,” says only: “Columbus exhibited unquestionable skills as a navigator, but wasn’t able to govern the new territories. Source: Internet

A compass deviation card is prepared so that the navigator can convert between compass and magnetic headings. Source: Internet

Aligning two fixed points on land provides a navigator with a line of position called a range in the U.S. and a transit in Britain. Source: Internet

A highly skilled and experienced navigator can determine position to an accuracy of about convert. Source: Internet

A navigator shoots a number of stars in succession to give a series of overlapping lines of position. Source: Internet

A trilingual stele left by the navigator was discovered on the island of Sri Lanka shortly thereafter. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

navigational map navigational system navigationally Navigator Islands navigator textile navigator's yeoman