The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NAVIGATOR
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More clues leading to the result NAVIGATOR
- Sailor, Russian, raised by reptile
- Soldier with vehicle going up, round, over – he’s on a course
- Aggravation at sea losing a good sailor
- New pilot captures good sailor
- Co-driver, a reptile, with service cut for everyone
- One responsible for directions to a raving crackpot
- Lunatic raving to a member of a crew
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What does NAVIGATOR mean?
NAVIGATOR noun- A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
- A sea explorer.
- A device that navigates an aircraft, automobile or missile.
- A user interface that allows navigating through a structure of any kind.
- A labourer on an engineering project such as a canal; a navvy.