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.

Origin of locator

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

Words nearby locator

Locarno Pact, locate, Locatelli, location, locative, locator, locavore, loc. cit., loch, Lochaber ax, lochan

How to use locator in a sentence

A personal locator beacon may help you get out of a tight spot, and both Flett and I prefer the Garmin InReach Mini.
How to Pack for Your First Overnight Kayak Trip|Joe Jackson|March 30, 2021|Outside Online
You can use the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance locator tool or call 800-906-9887 to find someone to help you.
How to File Your State and Federal Taxes for Free in 2021|by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica, Justin Elliott and Karim Doumar|March 17, 2021|ProPublica
After all, the goal is for the soldiers to wear this as much as possible without becoming locator beacons.
The Army put fitness trackers on paratroopers in Alaska to fine-tune its training|Rob Verger|March 12, 2021|Popular-Science
Hearing devices can come equipped with GPS locators, and loss and damage are often covered by warranties.
Don’t choose between masks and hearing aids. Here’s how to comfortably wear both.|Allyson Chiu|February 19, 2021|Washington Post

The county has 125 drop-off locations, which you can find using this locator tool on the registrar’s website.
Morning Report: How That Other Building Debacle Is Playing in the Mayoral Race|Voice of San Diego|October 7, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Check out the store locator: its biggest states are Texas (264 outlets), Georgia (197), Florida (155), and North Carolina (143).
Mitt Romney and Chick-fil-A Resemble Each Other in So Many Ways It’s Scary|Daniel Gross|August 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Search for charities in your area through the zip code locator and you can make an impact locally.
A Nation of Givers|Daily Beast Promotions|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He soon made the acquaintance of a professional "Locator," a human parasite that hovers around the border of all Government land.
The Land of Lure|Elliott Smith
Page 252, the missing locator for footnote 275 has been supplied.
The True History of The State Prisoner, commonly called The Iron Mask|George Agar Ellis
It brought the dot up to dead center point in the locator plate and stopped.
The Winds of Time|James H. Schmitz
Now the star map began to glide through the locator plate, carrying the fixed green dot with it.
The Winds of Time|James H. Schmitz
The man up the creek, the original locator of the denful of Grizzlies, had his opinion of Old Bill as a slayer of bears.
Bears I Have Met--and Others|Allen Kelly

Medical definitions for locator

locator

[ lō′kā′tər ]

An instrument or apparatus for finding the position of a foreign object in tissue.