navegador

navigator

noun nah-beh-gah-DOHR Rare

Also means

browser

Usage Note

Navegador means a navigator (person or device) as well as a web browser — navegador web is the standard term for a browser in Spain and Latin America. On a ship it refers to the officer in charge of navigation; in a car, it is the GPS device. The verb is navegar.

Examples

"Abrí el navegador para buscar la dirección."

Natural Translation

I opened the browser to look up the address.

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