facilitator

facilitator
noun Date: 1799 one that facilitates; especially one that helps to bring about an outcome (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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  • facilitator — n. someone who makes progress easier. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • facilitator — 1824, agent noun in Latin form from FACILITATE (Cf. facilitate) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Facilitator — A facilitator is someone who helps a group of people understand their common objectives and assists them to plan to achieve them without taking a particular position in the discussion. The facilitator will try to assist the group in achieving a… …   Wikipedia

  • facilitator — UK [fəˈsɪləteɪtə(r)] / US [fəˈsɪləˌteɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms facilitator : singular facilitator plural facilitators formal someone who helps a person or organization to find a solution to a problem …   English dictionary

  • facilitator — /feuh sil i tay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that facilitates. 2. a person responsible for leading or coordinating the work of a group, as one who leads a group discussion: Each committee will meet with its facilitator. [1815 25; FACILITATE +… …   Universalium

  • facilitator — [[t]fəsɪ̱lɪteɪtə(r)[/t]] facilitators N COUNT A facilitator is a person or organization that helps another person or organization to do or to achieve a particular thing. [FORMAL] …   English dictionary

  • facilitator — /fəˈsɪləteɪtə/ (say fuh siluhtaytuh) noun 1. someone who or something that facilitates: travel is a great facilitator of learning. 2. a person who assists others to learn by adopting a teaching approach in which the participants in a course are… …  

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