organizer

noun

or·​ga·​niz·​er ˈȯr-gə-ˌnī-zər How to pronounce organizer (audio)
plural organizers
Synonyms of organizernext
1
: a person or thing that organizes something: such as
a
: a person who arranges something (such as an event) especially by systematic planning and by coordinating the efforts of others
the organizers of the festival
Community organizers have scheduled other events around the city this weekend to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For example, on Sunday the Town Hall will host "Writers Resist," at which more than a dozen writers will read their own work and pieces from celebrated American rights activists.—Jessica Lee
b
: something (such as a device or container) that is designed to keep objects or information in a particular arrangement or order
a closet organizer
The digital diary a.k.a the electronic organizer was popular in the '80s and '90s. It was a calculator, address book and notepad all-in-one.—Rill Causey and Sam Reichman
We discovered that one of the firms still mailed tax organizers to clients in January. While they didn't really expect their clients to fill out the paper organizers, they knew the document remained an effective way of reminding clients to start getting organized well before April 15—and to keep the firm's brand top of mind.—Kyle Walters
2
: a region of a developing embryo or a substance produced by such a region that is capable of inducing a specific type of development in undifferentiated tissue

called also inductor

Examples of organizer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is demanding the New York Road Runners, organizers of the venerable race generally held the first Sunday of each November, pay roughly $750,000 for use of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. —Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024 The event organizers revealed the news in a statement today, but did not provide a specific reason for the cancellation. —Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2024 Such a great organizer, intellect, shoulder-rubber and visionary — the first to internationalize the sport, creating a connection with Mexico. —Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024 Separately over the weekend, the Kennedy campaign reportedly drew rebuke from the family of the late labor organizer Cesar Chavez as the candidate was holding an event to mark Chavez's birthday. —Will McDuffie, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024 Targets ranged from abolitionists to immigrants to labor organizers. —Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024 Ultra organizers say about 20% of this year’s attendees are international guests. —David Catanese, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2024 Although kitten season in Northern California doesn’t typically kick off until May, organizers found that over half of the female cats were already pregnant. —Sachi Mulkey, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2024 William Lambert, a pivotal organizer of Detroit's role in the Underground Railroad, helped free thousands of enslaved people. —Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of organizer was in 1786

Phrases Containing organizer

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organized religion

organizer

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organizer

noun
or·​ga·​niz·​er
variants also British organiser
-ˌnī-zər How to pronounce organizer (audio)
1
: one that organizes
2
: a region of a developing embryo (as the chordamesoderm of the dorsal lip of the vertebrate blastopore) or a substance produced by such a region that is capable of inducing a specific type of development in undifferentiated tissue

called also inductor

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