Synonyms for navigator

Most common

sailor · seaman · seafarer

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.

Related words

Word family

navigatress navigatrix navigate navigation

Forms

Plural

navigators → sailors, seamen, seafarers…

Example sentences

• sailor The sailor climbed the ratlines to reach the mast.
• seaman The seaman had to clean the ship down to the copper bolts.
• seafarer In 1498, the seafarer and explorer Vasco da Gama found a route to India.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

sailor², seaman²

8 letters

seafarer³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sailor² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

navigateur

Italiano

navigatore