Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who fixes the boundaries of land claims: An individual, often a surveyor or official, who determines and marks the precise limits or borders of a piece of land, especially for legal claims, mining rights, or property division.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The government sent a locator to survey and mark the boundaries of the new settlement.
  • As a professional locator, his job was to establish the exact limits of each mining claim.

Advanced Usage

• "Boundary locator": A specialist who specifically determines property lines.
  • Before building the fence, they hired a boundary locator to avoid disputes with neighbors.
• The term can be used in historical contexts, such as during westward expansion in the United States, where a locator was crucial for staking legal claims to land.

Variants and Related Words

• Locate (verb): To discover the exact place or position of something.
  • Can you locate the city on this map?
• Location (noun): A particular place or position.
  • This is a perfect location for a picnic.
• Locator map (noun phrase): A simple map or diagram showing the location of something within a larger area.
  • The brochure includes a locator map for the tourist attractions.

Synonyms

• Surveyor: A person who measures and maps land.
• Boundary marker: A person or thing that establishes a limit (though this is less common for a person).
• Demarcator: A formal term for someone who sets boundaries.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary definition provided is specific and historical, relating to land claims. In modern, general usage, a "locator" is more commonly understood as a device or system for finding the position of something (e.g., a GPS locator, a key locator). However, based on the given reference, the focus here is on the person who fixes land boundaries.
• The role of a locator in this sense is closely tied to law, property rights, and geography.

Noun

1. a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims