locator

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

lo·ca·tor

[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.
Sometimes, lo·cat·er.


Origin:
1600–10; < Latin locātor a contractor, lessor, equivalent to locā(re) (see locate) + -tor -tor
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Locator is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

locator
c.1600, of persons, from L. locator, agent noun from locare (see locate). Of things which locate, from 1902.
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Medical Dictionary

locator lo·ca·tor (lō'kā'tər)
n.
An instrument or apparatus for finding the position of a foreign object in tissue.

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