1. navigator(n = noun.person) sailing master - the ship's officer in charge of navigation;
is a kind of officer, ship's officer
Derived form verb navigate2
2. navigator(n = noun.person) - the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course;
is a kind of aircrewman
has particulars: astrogator
Derived form verb navigate2
3. navigator(n = noun.person) - in earlier times, a person who explored by ship;
is a kind of adventurer, explorer
has particulars: juan ponce de leon, ponce de leon
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. [1913 Webster]
navigator, n.
1 a person skilled or engaged in navigation.
2 an explorer by sea.
Etymology:
L (as NAVIGATE)
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