locator
noun
lo·ca·tor
ˈlō-ˌkā-tər 
lō-ˈkā-
variants
or less commonly locater
: one that locates something (such as a mining claim or the course of a road)
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Customers can use the store locator tool to confirm hours for their local restaurant.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Hernandez-Morales is currently being held at the Nevada Southern Detention Center, according to the ICE detainee locator.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Suri was being held at the Alexandria Staging Facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, awaiting an immigration hearing, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee locator.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
A couple of locator pegs keep it properly positioned at the top of the motherboard tray on the opposite (inner) edge.
—PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Hernandez-Morales is currently being held at the Nevada Southern Detention Center, according to the ICE detainee locator.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Suri was being held at the Alexandria Staging Facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, awaiting an immigration hearing, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee locator.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
A couple of locator pegs keep it properly positioned at the top of the motherboard tray on the opposite (inner) edge.
—PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Locator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locator. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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locator
noun
lo·ca·tor
variants
also locater
ˈlō-ˌkāt-ər
lō-ˈkāt-
: one that locates something (as a mining claim or the course of a road)
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