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Meaning of locator
A person or thing that locates something.
Etymology of locator
The word "locator" comes from the Latin "locare", meaning "to place", and the suffix "-tor", which forms an agent noun.
The word has been used in English since the 15th century to refer to a person or thing that locates something.
Synonyms
finder
detector
indicator
pointer
guide
navigator
tracker
monitor
sensor
identifier
discoverer
spotter
tracer
locator device
positional device
direction finder
placement device
siting device
positioning system
tracking system
monitoring system
detection device
guidance system
navigation aid
orientation device
placement guide
siting guide
tracking aid
monitoring aid
sensor device
indicator device
detection aid
guidance aid
navigation system
orientation aid
positional aid
location finder
site finder
placement aid
tracking device
navigation device
orientation system
positional system
location device
site device
placement system
detection system
guidance device
monitoring device
sensor system
indicator system
tracking system device
navigation aid device
orientation device system
Definitions
- A person or thing that locates something, especially a device used to determine the position of something.
- * A device used to determine the position of something, such as a GPS locator.
Usage Examples
- The company uses a locator to track the position of its delivery trucks.
- * The locator device helped us find the lost hikers in the woods.
- * The GPS locator in my phone helps me navigate unfamiliar cities.
Antonyms
misplacer
loser
confuser
disorienter
misguider
bewilderer
puzzle
perplexer
mystifier
nonfinder
nonlocator
mislocator
dislocator
relocator
remover
displacer
lost person
confused person
disoriented person
misplaced object
lost object
hidden object
concealed object
obscure object
invisible object
unreachable object
inaccessible object
unfindable object