"locator" meaning in English

See locator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ləʊˈkeɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈloʊkeɪtɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-locator.wav Forms: locators [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From locate + -or. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|locate|-or}} locate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} locator (plural locators)
  1. One who, or that which, locates. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-locator-en-noun-49SO6wGX Disambiguation of People: 41 31 28
  2. (US) One who locates, or is entitled to locate, land or a mining claim. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-locator-en-noun-4og3Ypsw Categories (other): American English
  3. (travel industry) The unique alphanumeric reference given to each travel booking.
    Sense id: en-locator-en-noun-syCzYHpS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 30 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 19 32 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 23 47 3 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 25 48 2 1 5 Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel-industry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: emergency locator transmitter, emergency locator transponder, locator map, locator outer marker, personal locator beacon, personal locator radio-beacon, record locator, Uniform Resource Locator, vendor locator Related terms: locant, location, locus

Inflected forms

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        "tourism",
        "transport",
        "travel-industry"
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      "word": "emergency locator transponder"
    },
    {
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    {
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    {
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    },
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        "The unique alphanumeric reference given to each travel booking."
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        "(travel industry) The unique alphanumeric reference given to each travel booking."
      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "tourism",
        "transport",
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Download raw JSONL data for locator meaning in English (2.4kB)

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