locator

[ loh-key-ter, loh-key-ter ]

noun

1. a person who locates something.
2. a person who determines or establishes the boundaries of land or a mining claim.

Word History and Origins

Origin of locator¹

1600–10; < Latin locātor a contractor, lessor, equivalent to locā ( re ) ( locate ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

These locators could eventually be used to watch neurons and spot early-stage diseases.

From Popular-Science

On the other hand, you might want a GPS locator that works as a pet monitor as well.

From Popular-Science

These features include locator tools for mobile RV technicians and tires.

From Washington Post

He also suggests bringing a paper map since cellphone battery is finite, and investing in a personal locator beacon — which works in remote regions where cell service does not.

From Washington Post

A personal locator beacon may help you get out of a tight spot, and both Flett and I prefer the Garmin InReach Mini.

From Outside Online

Check out the store locator: its biggest states are Texas (264 outlets), Georgia (197), Florida (155), and North Carolina (143).

From The Daily Beast

Search for charities in your area through the zip code locator and you can make an impact locally.

From The Daily Beast

He soon made the acquaintance of a professional "Locator," a human parasite that hovers around the border of all Government land.

From Project Gutenberg

Page 252, the missing locator for footnote 275 has been supplied.

From Project Gutenberg

It brought the dot up to dead center point in the locator plate and stopped.

From Project Gutenberg

Now the star map began to glide through the locator plate, carrying the fixed green dot with it.

From Project Gutenberg

The man up the creek, the original locator of the denful of Grizzlies, had his opinion of Old Bill as a slayer of bears.

From Project Gutenberg