coordinator
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a person who organizes a group of people or a project to make sure everything happens correctly.
an individual tasked with the synchronization of various agents or components to achieve a specific goal.
Simple“The wedding coordinator made sure the flowers arrived before the guests did.”
In context“As the regional logistics coordinator, she was responsible for ensuring that the supply chain remained uninterrupted during the peak holiday season.”
UsageOften used with a specific department name, such as 'project coordinator' or 'event coordinator'.
Teacher's tipWhile 'manager' implies authority over people, 'coordinator' often implies authority over the process or the schedule.
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
a coach in American football who is in charge of one part of the team, like the defense.
a specialized coach responsible for a specific phase of the game, typically reporting to the head coach.
Simple“The team hired a new defensive coordinator to help them stop losing games.”
In context“The offensive coordinator spent the entire week analyzing film to identify weaknesses in the opponent's secondary coverage.”
UsageUsually appears as 'offensive coordinator' or 'defensive coordinator'.
Teacher's tipThis is a very specific technical role in American football; in other sports, the term 'assistant coach' is more common.
Synonyms - 03 C2 Proficiency
a word like 'and' or 'but' that connects two equal parts of a sentence.
a coordinating conjunction used to link syntactic elements of equal grammatical rank.
Simple“In the sentence 'I like tea and he likes coffee', the word 'and' is a coordinator.”
In context“The professor explained how a coordinator can link two independent clauses to form a compound sentence.”
UsageRefers specifically to the seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
Teacher's tipThis is a formal linguistic term; students usually learn these simply as 'conjunctions' at lower levels.
Synonymscoordinating conjunction
“In addition to the lifeguards themselves, there are coordinators, first aid kit managers, nurses and jet ski captains.”
“Trust can be promoted when at least one adult serves as a consistent coordinator and facilitator .”
From coordinate + -or.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.