locator
[ loh-key-ter, loh-key-ter ]
/ ˈloʊ keɪ tər, loʊˈkeɪ tər /
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noun
a person who locates something.
a person who determines or establishes the boundaries of land or a mining claim.
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Sometimes lo·cat·er.
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How to use locator in a sentence
Had the old hump-backed, bow-legged mine-locater gone crazy, or was he purposely insulting the beautiful maiden?
Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road|Edward L. Wheeler
Medical definitions for locator
locator
[ lō′kā′tər ]
n.
An instrument or apparatus for finding the position of a foreign object in tissue.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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