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LOCATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does locator mean?
• LOCATOR (noun)
The noun LOCATOR has 1 sense:
1. a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
Familiarity information: LOCATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
locater; locator
Hypernyms ("locator" is a kind of...):
surveyor (an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures)
Derivation:
locate (determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey)
Context examples
A new locator feature has since been added to not only provide search and rescue responders with confirmation of a heartbeat, but also the approximate location of trapped individuals within about five feet, depending on the type of rubble.
(DHS and NASA Technology Helps Save Four in Nepal Earthquake Disaster, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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