organizer

American  

[awr-guh-nahy-zer] / ˈɔr gəˌnaɪ zər /

noun

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

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

3. a person who organizes or schedules work.

   You would get this job done sooner if you were a better organizer.

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

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

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organizer British  

/ ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzə /

noun

1. a person who organizes or is capable of organizing

2. a container with a number of compartments for storage

   hanging organizers to keep your clothes smart

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

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Etymology

Origin of organizer

First recorded in 1840–50; organiz(e) ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Conference organizers increasingly keep locations under wraps, outside of invited attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal

The millennial and Gen-Z bakers—at least in the eyes of the organizers—needed a push to get to know one another.

From The Wall Street Journal

After thousands of women participated in a marathon on the southern island of Kish in early December, many of them without headscarves and in tightfitting sportswear, two of the organizers were detained.

From The Wall Street Journal

A lucky lottery player in the US state of Arkansas has won the $1.8 billion Powerball prize, the second-largest US lottery jackpot ever won, the gambling game's organizer said on Thursday.

From Barron's

“We sincerely apologize,” the organizers on social media, “if the players, the live audience and the vast majority of online viewers had a good time.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• coordinator
• designer
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• promoter