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facilitator

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Something that facilitates

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who makes progress easier

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: assistant, helper, help, supporter

History

Etymology

From facilitate + -or.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 主持人 (zhǔchírén) — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 促进者 — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Danish: facilitator — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Esperanto: faciligisto — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Esperanto: faciligistino — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Esperanto: peranto — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Finnish: fasilitaattori — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • French: facilitateur — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • French: facilitatrice — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • French: médiateur — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • French: médiatrice — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • French: entremetteur — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • French: entremetteuse — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • German: Vermittler — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • German: Moderator — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • German: Prozessbegleiter — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Hungarian: megkönnyítő — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Indonesian: fasilitator — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Italian: mediatore — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Macedonian: посредувач (posreduvač) — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Macedonian: олеснувач (olesnuvač) — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Malay: fasilitator — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Malay: pemudah cara — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Māori: kaihuawaere — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Norman: faciliteux — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Norman: facilit'rêsse — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Polish: pomocnik — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Spanish: facilitador — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Swedish: underlättare — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Swedish: möjliggörare — person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
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