communicator

noun

com·​mu·​ni·​cat·​or kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tər 

: one that communicates something

Nor was Stroheim alone during the twenties in exploring the possibilities of the camera as communicator rather than manipulator.

—James Monaco

especially : a person who conveys information or knowledge to others

A true leader needs to be a good communicator.

Bluetooth is named for a 10th-century Danish king, Harald Bluetooth, a great communicator who united warring factions.

—Jessie Milligan

She tells me I'm a poor communicator, that I give out ambivalent signals.

—Blake Morrison

A patient representative is a listener, a communicator, and a catalyst for change from within the system.

—Barbara M. Swanson

Examples of communicator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The filing was part of a lawsuit that the National Religious Broadcasters, an international association of evangelical Christian communicators, and other plaintiffs initiated in 2024. —Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026

Mass media communicators primarily use services like Business Wire as a conduit for distributing information—narrow or broad in scope—to media outlets and other communication targets. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026

Now, the Cowboys not only have experience in there, but also a player who can be the lead communicator, wearing the green dot on his helmet, for a defense that was missing that final crucial piece after a busy offseason reconstructing that unit. —Nick Harris april 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026

With Karnišovas a reluctant communicator, Donovan was the voice and face for the Bulls during his tenure. —Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for communicator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• conciliator
• cooperator
• coordinator