communicator

[ kuh-myoo-ni-key-ter ]

noun

1. a person who communicates, especially one skilled at conveying information, ideas, or policy to the public.
2. a person in the business of communications, as television or magazine publishing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of communicator¹

First recorded in 1655–65; from Late Latin commūnicātor; equivalent to communicate + -or ²( def )

Example Sentences

No one checks these boxes more obviously than Ocasio-Cortez, who is commonly described as, e.g., “the most talented political communicator of her generation” and is, literally, an occasional streaming gamer.

From Slate

First, Democrats will be looking for someone who is a good “communicator.”

From Slate

You simply attach the 7-inch water-resistant pouch — available in multiple colors — to your backpack’s strap, and suddenly you have an easily accessible pocket where you can keep your phone, satellite communicator or whatever else you’d like to have on hand.

From Los Angeles Times

A coach but not a communicator.

From BBC

One of Biden’s unique gifts as a public communicator has always been his ability to translate his experience with personal tragedy into public consolation—at his best, he is a remarkably empathetic orator, capable of connecting with people from wildly different walks of life through the common experience of pain.

From Slate

Related Words

• broadcaster
• disc jockey
• newscaster
• reporter