planner
Americannoun
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planners
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a person who plans.
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a book, similar to a desk calendar, for recording appointments, things to be done, etc.
noun
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a person who makes plans, esp for the development of a town, building, etc
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a chart for recording future appointments, tasks, goals, etc
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Etymology
Origin of planner
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“The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index used to be called the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index,” said Allan Roth, a financial planner in Colorado Springs, Colo. “Big and iconic companies do go under.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“If they do want to leave the money in cash, just make sure they are getting a reasonable yield on the cash,” said David Haas, a certified financial planner and owner of Cereus Financial Advisors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Many people are perplexed about that because they are bombarded by Medicare-related mail as they approach 65 and assume they must do something new, says financial planner Stephen Maggard of Columbia, S.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
In Gurugram, a suburb of Delhi, district town planner RS Batth has won praise for acting against illegal construction and encroachments.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
It didn’t explain everything, but it did fit with Margo as a planner.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
Last year, Raman voted in favor of a 45-day citywide moratorium on new RV parks, a move aimed at giving city planners time to draft permanent new rules to regulate such facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Transportation planners previously said it could cost more than $5 billion to move the tracks inland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Unscrupulous financial planners want us to believe we can’t, by ourselves, secure our financial security for retirement — and therefore we need them to do it for us.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Wealth Adviser Briefing covers topics of interest to wealth managers, financial planners and other advisers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Pentagon planners had selected more than a thousand priority targets in the Soviet Union, as well as Eastern Europe and communist China, mainly military bases and cities.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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