navigator

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die für die Planung und Festlegung des Kurses eines Schiffes, Flugzeugs oder anderen Fahrzeugs verantwortlich ist, oder historisch einen Forscher, der zur See reist.

A noun referring to a person responsible for planning and directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, or historically, an explorer who traveled by sea.

1. Ship's navigation officerB1formal

   The officer on a ship who is responsible for planning and directing the vessel's route.

   Navigator

   • The navigator plotted the course across the Atlantic.
   • The captain relied on the navigator's expertise in stormy weather.
   • A skilled navigator can guide a ship through narrow channels.

2. Aircraft navigatorB1formal

   The crew member on an aircraft who is responsible for determining and monitoring the flight path.

   Flugnavigator

   • The navigator updated the flight plan to avoid turbulence.
   • During long flights, the navigator checks the aircraft's position regularly.
   • The navigator communicated with air traffic control for course adjustments.

3. Historical explorerB2formal

   A person, especially in earlier centuries, who explored and charted unknown seas and lands by ship.

   Entdecker und Seefahrer

   • Famous navigators like Magellan and Cook changed our understanding of the world.
   • The navigator kept detailed logs of the new lands they discovered.
   • Early navigators relied on stars and compasses to find their way.

   Synonymediscovererexplorerpathfinderseafarervoyager