facilitator

noun

fa·​cil·​i·​ta·​tor fə-ˈsi-lə-ˌtā-tər 

: someone or something that facilitates something

especially : someone who helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision

the workshop's facilitator kept discussion flowing smoothly

Examples of facilitator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As part of the implant process, doctors used skin from a deceased donor to create a sling for the implant —a fact that made her work as an organ donation facilitator feel all the more meaningful. —Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026

The facilitators often have exceptional literary resumes; many are novelists and hold PhDs in literature. —Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

The woman, identified only as Beth, served as an in-home facilitator for the school’s special education program. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026

There are no questions about Bridges, who started the season as an improved facilitator and continued to rise. —Fred Katz, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

facilitate + -or entry 1

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for facilitator

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