allocator

American  

[al-uh-kayt-er] / ˈæl əˌkeɪt ər /

noun

plural

allocators

1. a person or thing that allocates or whose responsibility is to allocate.

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Other Word Forms

• deallocator noun
• reallocator noun
• suballocator noun

Example Sentences

It has been a great allocator of capital in the past several years.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

In a report published Thursday, the French bank’s heads of strategy for the U.S. and Asia, Manish Kabra and Frank Benzimra, joined forces with global asset allocator Alain Bokobza to respond to those concerns.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

In 2014, the group hired John Barkett, an experienced environmental lawyer from Florida, to act as an outside allocator and deliver a report suggesting how the parties should divide the costs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

Mr. Musk is “a phenomenal capital allocator, and I think he’ll make a lot of money in Twitter,” said Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist who was an early Facebook executive.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

“His skill as a capital allocator is still valuable and an important part of the investment case,” Harris said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2017