facilitator
noun
fa·cil·i·ta·tor
fə-ˈsi-lə-ˌtā-tər 
: 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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However, what was most evident is that, understandably, the 20-year-old guard still has a long way to go as a lead guard and a facilitator.
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Hover works as an interpretive facilitator at the Minnesota State Capitol with the Minnesota Historical Society and as a tour guide at Paisley Park.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
Superintendent Yvonne Stokes said each Proximity teacher would cost the district about $70,000, but the district would also have to hire a facilitator in each classroom as a backup for the online teacher.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
An inside look As a workshop facilitator for over a year and a half, Donald Jones III serves as one of many resources that individuals who attend Great Jobs KC workshops need.
—Ramal Nasim
updated July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Hover works as an interpretive facilitator at the Minnesota State Capitol with the Minnesota Historical Society and as a tour guide at Paisley Park.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
Superintendent Yvonne Stokes said each Proximity teacher would cost the district about $70,000, but the district would also have to hire a facilitator in each classroom as a backup for the online teacher.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
An inside look As a workshop facilitator for over a year and a half, Donald Jones III serves as one of many resources that individuals who attend Great Jobs KC workshops need.
—Ramal Nasim
updated July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for facilitator
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“Facilitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facilitator. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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