Meaning
satnav, GPS; navigator
- GPS device or satellite navigation system
- person who navigates a ship, plane, or rally car; explorer
In a sentence
Accendi il navigatore così troviamo prima la strada per l'albergo.
Turn on the satnav so we find the way to the hotel faster.
Il navigatore ci ha fatto prendere un percorso sbagliato.
The GPS made us take the wrong route.
Cristoforo Colombo fu un celebre navigatore del quindicesimo secolo.
Christopher Columbus was a famous fifteenth-century navigator.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| navigatore | masculine · singular |
| navigatori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- In modern everyday speech, it almost always means the car's GPS or navigation app.
- Plural is 'navigatori'.