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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“They are two faces of the same coin,” said Francesca Di Giuseppe, fire forecast coordinator at the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In his sophomore season, he should be running behind a far better line and playing for an offensive coordinator with a history of coaching running backs to breakout seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The decline was "out of the ordinary," geographer and report coordinator Ane Alencar told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I was really proud of my weight loss at that point,” said Thayer, a Title IX coordinator in Frederick, Md. “I thought I was doing a really good thing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
Hospices almost always have social workers or bereavement coordinators who can explain what happens after death, and point you to the right agencies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Department for Education has so far provided funding to 25 local areas to employ coordinators to help children re-establish or develop new relationships with trusted adults.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The country's court system said that the trial included "members of the national leadership, street-level leaders, program coordinators from across the country, and founders of" MS-13.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
In Beaufort, an antebellum city founded in 1711, an estimated 3,000 people turned out — a marked increase over earlier “No Kings” rallies, said Barb Nash, one of the coordinators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
It turns out that coordinators and subordinators have nothing in common, and there is no category called “conjunction” that includes them both.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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