coordinator

Or co-or·di·na·tor

[koh-awr-dn-ey-ter]

noun

1. a person or thing that coordinates.

2. Grammar.,  a coordinating conjunction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coordinator¹

First recorded in 1860–65; coordinate + -or ²

Example Sentences

Any offensive coordinator who has the ball on the one-yard line and throws a pass should be fired on the spot.

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Palmer pointed to defensive coordinator Steve Fifita, who served as interim head coach during last season and decided to stay on the Eagles’ staff as the catalyst for Santa Margarita’s success.

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Neuheisel could be widely coveted as an offensive coordinator after getting a group of players who had averaged 14 points to triple that number against one of the Big Ten’s better defenses.

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Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale will no doubt try to make it one, just as he did last season.

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But in his second season, Belichick made the unusual decision to put Matt Patricia, a former defensive coordinator, in charge of the offense.

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