coordinator

noun

koh-OR-di-nay-ter/koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪtɚ/UKkoh-AW-di-nay-tuh/kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtə/

Pluralcoordinators

3 meanings of coordinator

1
nouncountable
A person or thing that organizes different people or parts so they work together well.
The party coordinator made sure the food, music, and guests all arrived on time.
A small part of the brain acts as the main coordinator of balance and movement.
Similarorganizer, manager
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2
nouncountable
An assistant coach who is in charge of one part of a team's play, such as defense or offense.
Like a team captain who is only in charge of defending the goal, not the whole game.
The team hired a new defensive coordinator before the season started.
Their offensive coordinator drew up a clever play to win the game.
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3
nouncountable
A small word that joins two equal parts of a sentence, like 'and' or 'but'.
Like a piece of string tying two things together so they hang side by side as equals.
In this sentence, 'and' acts as a coordinator joining the two names.
Teachers explain that 'but' works as a coordinator linking two opposite ideas.
Oppositesubordinator
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Origin

It comes from the word "coordinate" plus the ending "-or".