facilitator

American  

[fuh-sil-i-tey-ter] / fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪ tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that facilitates.

2. a person responsible for leading or coordinating the work of a group, as one who leads a group discussion.

   Each committee will meet with its facilitator.

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Etymology

Origin of facilitator

First recorded in 1815–25; facilitate + -or ²

Example Sentences

He added that he used to meet with imam Abdu Kharouf, who is reported in the document to be a facilitator for a local rebel leader.

From The Wall Street Journal

Podhoretz was an intellectual leader, a facilitator of other writers, and a major figure in what has come to be known as neoconservatism.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was not a recruiter, agent, operator or facilitator of any unlawful activity," she says.

From BBC

Carol recalled that its facilitators were some of the worst people she’s ever known, “and they smiled all the time, just like you,” she tells one of them.

From Salon

Dingwall, in his facilitator role at inside centre, also helped to get the best out of Lawrence.

From BBC

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