locator

noun

lo·​ca·​tor ˈlō-ˌkā-tər 

lō-ˈkā-

variants or less commonly locater

: one that locates something (such as a mining claim or the course of a road)

Examples of locator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man is being held at the Desert View Annex facility in San Bernardino County, according to ICE’s online locator tool. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

If people’s names don’t show up in the locator, their family members and lawyers won’t immediately be able to find them. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

According to the brand’s store locator, Sierra Nevada products are sold at Sprouts, Fresh Market, Lowe’s and other groceries in North Carolina. — Eva Flowe october 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

Soon, his information disappeared from ICE’s online detainee locator. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing locator

• uniform resource locator
• universal resource locator

Rhymes for locator

• creator
• curator
• debater
• deflator
• dictator
• dilator
• equator
• piscator
• pronator
• relator
• rotator
• testator

Kids Definition

locator

noun

lo·​ca·​tor

variants also locater

ˈlō-ˌkāt-ər 

lō-ˈkāt-

: one that locates something (as a mining claim or the course of a road)