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event planner

American  
[ih-vent plan-er] / ɪˈvɛnt ˌplæn ər /

noun

  1. a person whose profession is the planning of social events, as parties and fundraisers.


Etymology

Origin of event planner

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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Her father managed retirement communities; her mother worked as an event planner for a catering company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

"Billy has a gift. He's got a lot of charisma. He knows how to pull people in," the South Carolina-based event planner told BBC News.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

For some Americans, like Justine Broughal, 31, a self-employed event planner with two small children, there simply aren’t enough hours in the day.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Ms. Shore, 21, who is a corporate event planner and travels a lot for work and in her free time, has never had any anxiety with flying until now.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

King, a respected New York-based event planner, collaborated with McFarland and rapper Ja Rule, who were the founders of the fraudulent 2017 luxury music festival on a private island in Exuma, the Bahamas.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

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