coordinator
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of coordinator
First recorded in 1860–65; coordinate + -or 2
Explanation
A coordinator makes sure things go smoothly: he or she coordinates other people and activities. Football is one area where the word coordinator comes up a lot. The offensive coordinator makes sure the quarterback, running backs, receivers, and offensive line are working together to score points. The defensive coordinator makes sure the linebackers, safeties, defensive backs, and defensive line are working together to stop the other team from scoring. In any kind of business or organization, a coordinator makes sure people (or machines and products) are working together toward their goals. Anything complicated could benefit from a coordinator.
Vocabulary lists containing coordinator
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Forever, or a Long, Long Time
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McVay hired coordinator Bubba Ventrone to make sure it does not happen again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The decline was "out of the ordinary," geographer and report coordinator Ane Alencar told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I was really proud of my weight loss at that point,” said Thayer, a Title IX coordinator in Frederick, Md. “I thought I was doing a really good thing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The 28-year-old social media and events coordinator did not read at all before she was 21.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
“I’ll talk with my coordinator and see if she will appoint me to their case.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Morgan are acting as global coordinators and bookrunning managers for the offering.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
"On the James Pearce situation, there's really nothing to add," Stefanski told reporters at a press conference that had been previously scheduled with the team's offensive and defensive coordinators.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
It’s the camera angle coordinators use for film study, and — when it’s available — it’s the way I prefer to watch football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Annette Bevan, a mum-of-two who currently plays for Reading Abbey RFC, is one of the coordinators of the Maa Maas club.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
It turns out that coordinators and subordinators have nothing in common, and there is no category called “conjunction” that includes them both.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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