coordinator
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
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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New offensive coordinator Kade Bell wanted Dieffenbach to make another position switch, this time from quarterback to tight end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Lisa Sabatine, 67, was involved with Platner’s campaign from the outset as a volunteer coordinator and is now organizing and canvassing with another group, People Power Maine.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
He still tries to carve out time on Saturdays to watch his alma mater Penn State and now Virginia Tech, where his former college teammate is now the offensive coordinator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Dan Turner, coordinator at North East England Beached Bird Surveys said: "We've already seen samples from contents of stomachs of suspected regurgitation which contain nurdles."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
So Wilson became a laboratory technician, then a transportation coordinator, working in a cubicle in a low-slung building in Astoria, Queens, overseeing fuel deliveries for the company’s fleet.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Some of the roles that have been largely automated: billing coordinators, quality evaluators for customer calls and a product manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
And it won’t be lost on anyone how uncoordinated the Chargers’ operation seemed behind its new coordinators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
There have been some concerns this will place more pressure on school principals and teachers who are SEN coordinators in schools.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
"It looks like him, for sure," she said, showing coordinators a photograph of a smiling, middle-aged man.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
One of the event’s coordinators let her know that “her greatest fan,” a fellow attendee, wanted to meet her.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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