facilitator

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noun

Something that facilitates.

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Meanings

nounfacilitator (plural facilitators)

plural facilitators

  1. Something that facilitates.
  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.

Origin

From facilitate + -or.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 主持人, 促进者
  • 主持人 (zhǔchírén)person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • 促进者person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Danish facilitator
  • facilitatorperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Esperanto faciligisto, faciligistino
  • faciligistoperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • faciligistinoperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • perantoperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Finnish fasilitaattori
  • fasilitaattoriperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
French facilitateur, facilitatrice
  • facilitateurperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • facilitatriceperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • médiateurperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • médiatriceperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • entremetteurperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • entremetteuseperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
German Vermittler, Moderator
  • Vermittlerperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Moderatorperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • Prozessbegleiterperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Hungarian megkönnyítő
  • megkönnyítőperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Indonesian fasilitator
  • fasilitatorperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Italian mediatore
  • mediatoreperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Malay fasilitator, pemudah cara
  • fasilitatorperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • pemudah caraperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Māori kaihuawaere
  • kaihuawaereperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Polish pomocnik
  • pomocnikperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Spanish facilitador
  • facilitadorperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Swedish underlättare, möjliggörare
  • underlättareperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
  • möjliggörareperson who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument
Cite this entry
APA

facilitator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facilitator

MLA

“facilitator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facilitator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “facilitator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facilitator.

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