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nav⋅i⋅ga⋅tor

[nav-i-gey-ter]
–noun
1. a person who navigates.
2. a person who practices, or is skilled in, navigation, as of ships or aircraft.
3. a person who conducts explorations by sea.
4. British. a navvy.

Origin:
1580–90; < L nāvigātor a sailor, mariner. See navigate, -tor
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nav·i·ga·tor   (nāv'ĭ-gā'tər)   
n.  
  1. One who navigates.

  2. A device that directs the course of an aircraft or missile.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

navigator 
1590, "one who navigates," from L. navigator "sailor," from navigatus (see navigation). Meaning "laborer employed in excavating a canal" is 1775, from sense in inland navigation "communication by canals and rivers" (1727).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Navigator
Netscape Navigator

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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