organizer

[ awr-guh-nahy-zer ]

/ ˈɔr gəˌnaɪ zər /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for: organizer / organizers on Thesaurus.com

noun

a person who organizes, especially one who forms and organizes a group.

a person whse job is to enlist employees into membership in a union.

a person who organizes or schedules work: You would get this job done sooner if you were a better organizer.

a multiple folder or, sometimes, a notebook in which correspondence, papers, etc., are sorted by subject, date, or otherwise, for systematic handling.

Embryology. any part of an embryo that stimulates the development and differentiation of another part.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of organizer

First recorded in 1840–50; organiz(e) + -er¹

Words nearby organizer

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, organize, organized, organized labor, organized militia, organizer, organ meat, organo-, organ of Corti, organogenesis, organogram

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use organizer in a sentence

If women at the party are into women and this doesn’t bother you, the party organizer, there’s no need to stop it.
Spilling Sex Secrets for Cash|Eugene Robinson|August 17, 2020|Ozy
Event schema markup is code that specifically points out to search engine facts relating to events, such as the location, schedule, organizer, and performers.
An SEO’s guide to event schema markup|Paul Morris|August 14, 2020|Search Engine Watch
The primary organizers had developed their own voting platform, called PopVote, with both an iOS and Android app for it.
Hong Kong’s protest movement keeps getting stymied by Apple|Mary Hui|July 14, 2020|Quartz
Jean-huy Tran, an activist who is part of the TRUST SD Coalition, a group against mass-surveillance technology in the city, was one of the primary organizers of that effort to flood the city with calls to slash the budget.
Despite Recent Budget Vote, Reformers See SDPD Cuts as Inevitable|Andrew Keatts|June 23, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Victor Castro, one of the organizers, said within days of the first protest, he began to see online fliers for events with little to no information about who was behind it.
The Art of Protest Promotion|Bella Ross|June 22, 2020|Voice of San Diego
“She understands that she is part of this movement, and that she is helping to lead it,” said one organizer.
Why the Left Loves Warren, But Won’t Swoon for Sanders|David Freedlander|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He is ‘an independent socialist,’” said one organizer supportive of Warren.
Why the Left Loves Warren, But Won’t Swoon for Sanders|David Freedlander|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the bus gets ready to head out of the city, a young organizer scours between guitar cases inside the bus.
On the Road With Kesey's (Drug-Free) Acid Test|Nina Strochlic|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It appears that Palin has now become a community organizer—just like President Obama was.
Palin TV Will Be Comedy Central|Dean Obeidallah|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“They can say my house is condemned and take it,” said Harris, 38, a community organizer.
Detroit Shuts Off Water to Residents but Not to Businesses Who Owe Millions|Mary M. Chapman|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alighting from Pyne's car at the door, they went up to the flat of the organizer of the opium party—Mr. Cyrus Kilfane.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
He was both a political and moral reformer,--an organizer of new forces, a man of great executive ability, a judge and a prophet.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord
A red-faced Irishman walked out of a knot of workers and greeted the tall organizer.
Mountain|Clement Wood
The organizer smiled, his lips curling back over big front teeth; there was something disquieting and unsmiling in the look.
Mountain|Clement Wood
Certainly he was the first great statesman, hero, and organizer that looms up to view after the dissolution of the Roman Empire.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for organizer

organizer

organiser

/ (ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzə) /

noun

a person who organizes or is capable of organizing

a container with a number of compartments for storagehanging organizers to keep your clothes smart

embryol any part of an embryo or any substance produced by it that induces specialization of undifferentiated cells

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

organizer

Origin of organizer

Words nearby organizer

Words related to organizer

How to use organizer in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for organizer

organiser