navigator

Meanings

• noun

  A person who navigates a ship or aircraft.

  - "The navigator plotted a new course."
  - "The explorers relied on the navigator's expertise."

• noun

  A person who guides or directs the actions of others.

  - "The navigator led the team to success."
  - "The coach acted as a navigator for the football team."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with navigator
labyrinth , tabitha , nibbler , quiver , hiver , jibber , tibia , nibia

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Navigator (en) : A person who navigates a ship or aircraft.
   

2. Navigator (es) : A large, flat-bottomed boat used in the shallow waters of a river or lake.
   

3. Navigator (fr) : A person who navigates, especially a ship or aircraft.
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. navigator
   

2. navigate
   

3. navvy
   

4. navigateur
   

5. navarre
   

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Variants

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navigator , navigators

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Forms

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navigates, navigating, navigator's, navigational, navigatability

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'one who knows the way' or 'sailor', derived from the Latin word 'navigare' meaning 'to sail' or 'navis' meaning 'ship'.

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Trivia

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1. The first known navigators were the Polynesians, who used the stars, winds, and ocean currents to travel across the Pacific Ocean thousands of years ago.

2. The first European to navigate the Northwest Passage, a notoriously difficult and dangerous sea route, was Roald Amundsen in 1906.

3. The term 'navigator' is also used in computer science to refer to a software component that determines the best route for data to travel between different parts of a network.

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Related Concepts

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1. cartography: The study and practice of making and using maps.

2. geography: The study of the Earth and its physical and cultural features.

3. navigation: The process of determining and following a route or path, typically by sea or air.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'navigator' is often used metaphorically to refer to someone who guides others through unfamiliar or challenging territory, such as in Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'. In art, the image of a navigator can represent exploration, discovery, and the unknown.

How to Memorize "navigator"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person steering a ship through rough waters.
   - Visualize a captain and his crew relying on the navigator to find their way.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'navigator' with the image of a compass or a map.
   - Associate the word 'navigator' with the idea of exploration and discovery.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'N-A-V-I-G-A-T-O-R' to remember the meaning: 'N' for navigator, 'A' for aboard, 'V' for vessel, 'I' for in, 'G' for guiding, 'A' for and, 'T' for the, 'O' for on, 'R' for route.

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