facilitator

[fuh-sil-i-tey-ter]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of facilitator¹

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

Example Sentences

Following the failure to set up devolved power, Mitchell acted as a facilitator to implement an inclusive power-sharing executive and the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons.

From BBC

Hamas is one of several groups it has allowed on its soil as part of its growing reputation as a regional facilitator.

From Los Angeles Times

It's understood that IT workers collect their earnings through networks of facilitators based in the West and China.

From BBC

With cutters carving up the defense and her bigs sealing space down low, she shifted gears into facilitator mode as well, racking up six assists by game’s end.

From Los Angeles Times

Thomas, his dad and the group’s facilitator, does not miss a beat.

From Los Angeles Times

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