facilitator

noun

fa·​cil·​i·​ta·​tor fə-ˈsi-lə-ˌtā-tər How to pronounce facilitator (audio)
: 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

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The entrance of offensive options playing big minutes through USC’s former Pac-12 foes allows Watkins — who passed Miller for the program record of most 30-point games in a season — to improve as a facilitator instead of being relied upon as the go-to scorer at all times, Gottlieb said. Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Stories can create false narratives, so validate any stories surfacing as the meeting facilitator. Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Camille is a Social Imagineer, artist and somatic facilitator who is the author of Tending Grief, a book that shares embodied rituals for holding our sorrow and growing cultures of care in community. Evie Muir, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024 As a professional conversation facilitator, what are some of your favorite icebreakers to avoid an awkward silence? Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for facilitator 

Word History

Etymology

facilitate + -or entry 1

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of facilitator was in 1775

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“Facilitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facilitator. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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