locater

lo·cate

L0220800 (lō′kāt′, lō-kāt′)v. lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing, lo·cates v.tr.1. To determine or specify the position or limits of: locate Albany on the map; managed to locate the site of the old artists' colony.2. To find by searching, examining, or experimenting: locate the source of error.3. To place at a certain location; station or situate: locate an agent in Rochester.v.intr. To become established; settle: new businesses that have located in town.

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[Latin locāre, locāt-, to place, from locus, place.]

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lo′cat′a·ble adj.lo′cat′er n.

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locater - a person who fixes the boundaries of land claimslocatorsurveyor - an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures