navigator

• Nom désignant une personne responsable de la planification et du suivi de la route d'un navire, d'un avion ou d'un autre véhicule, ou, historiquement, un explorateur voyageant par mer. Peut aussi désigner le logiciel ou la personne qui guide la navigation sur le web.

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.

   Officier de navigation

   • 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.

   navigateur aérien

   • 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.

   navigateur explorateur

   • 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.

   Synonymesdiscovererexplorerpathfinderseafarervoyager