coordinator
AmericanEtymology
Origin of coordinator
First recorded in 1860–65; coordinate + -or 2
Explanation
A coordinator makes sure things go smoothly: he or she coordinates other people and activities. Football is one area where the word coordinator comes up a lot. The offensive coordinator makes sure the quarterback, running backs, receivers, and offensive line are working together to score points. The defensive coordinator makes sure the linebackers, safeties, defensive backs, and defensive line are working together to stop the other team from scoring. In any kind of business or organization, a coordinator makes sure people (or machines and products) are working together toward their goals. Anything complicated could benefit from a coordinator.
Vocabulary lists containing coordinator
Like A Boss: Words for the Person in Charge
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 3
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Forever, or a Long, Long Time
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Example Sentences
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Mobo Fringe Coordinator and former GRM Daily editor Elle Simionescu-Marin tells us that creatively, Manchester right now "feels like London 10 years ago on steroids".
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Ms. Ballon is also on Germany’s Advisory Council of the Digital Services Coordinator, the national agency that applies and enforces the DSA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
"Our Doctoral Network is about shaping the next generation of scientists and innovators in photonics," says Dr. Regina Gumenyuk, Project Coordinator at Tampere University.
From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025
Gregoire Goodstein, the interim UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti, said the death toll in that island nation had risen to 24 people.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
Mrs. Gates then went on to introduce about twenty people: the Commissioner of This, the Coordinator of That, the Superintendent of Something.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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