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navigator

[nav-i-gey-ter] / ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪ tər /
NOUN
course plotter
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There are typically at least five crew members on such a plane: an aircraft commander, pilot, radar navigator, navigator and electronic warfare officer, according to the Air Force.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The plane is usually crewed by five people: an aircraft commander, a pilot, a radar navigator, a navigator and an electronic warfare officer, according to a US Air Force fact sheet on the plane.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Meg Stoltzfus, a retirement coach and housing navigator at Financial Council in Towson, Md., works closely with clients facing those questions.

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

She won Ladies' Cups and as navigator to husband Ian they won the Coupe des Alpes three times in the tough Alpine Rally.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

The whale rams us again, and finally the navigator looks around him to see the big picture.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

WSJ gained exclusive access to film pilots and navigators pivoting from attacks on Russian heavy equipment to destroying their drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Honey bees are far more precise navigators than scientists once realized.

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

Another change is the creation of a new position in the control room - called "clinical navigators" - who closely monitor the list of those waiting for an ambulance.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2025

Last December, a TMC ship set to dock at Honolulu Harbor was turned away as protesters — native Hawaiians, navigators and environmentalists — gathered to express their displeasure.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2024

Soon the pilots and navigators of the 588th were flying a dozen bombing missions or more in a single night, far more than the men in the other Po-2 regiments.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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