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organizer

American  
[awr-guh-nahy-zer] / ˈɔr gəˌnaɪ zər /

noun

  • organizers
    plural
  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.


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

"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

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Etymology

Origin of organizer

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

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So far, his greatest hits include a belt holder and an under-sink towel organizer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

TBX5 emerged as a central organizer of these structural changes.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

“What we didn’t realize was that the public can watch, but there’s no talking allowed,” Michael Lavina, a protest organizer and volunteer with the local chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, told me.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Tiff Sanchez, an organizer with East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, called the fire’s aftermath “a public health catastrophe.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

He became the organizer of a group called CRUCIAL, which ultimately entered the desegregation suit as an intervenor and finally brought it into the courtroom after eleven years.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Alongside him, Cristian Lara, a 50-year-old merchant, thanked the festival organizers for "blessing" his house with a mural, and stated that there are "new winds of change" in El Salvador.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Still, the organizers don’t want their New York City events to feel like L.A. ones.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Rodriquez recognized the campus’ geographical challenges that organizers can’t change.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Wedding organizers called in bystanders to fill the seats.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The competition organizers seem to like me, even though I doze off from time to time.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

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