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locator † Hist. 
1 n. Mining a person who stakes and registers a mining claim.
See also: locate (def. 7)
- 1898 He visited the Atlin lake strike and states that four miles of Pine creek is turning out satisfactorily to the locators.
2 n.
See also: land-guide locate (def. 5a)
- 1963 Of course, the "locators" had good maps, knew the country well . . . and were expert at finding the corner mounds. . . .
- 1898 He visited the Atlin lake strike and states that four miles of Pine creek is turning out satisfactorily to the locators.