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planner

American  
[plan-er] / ˈplæn ər /

noun

  1. a person who plans.

  2. a book, similar to a desk calendar, for recording appointments, things to be done, etc.

planner British  
/ ˈplænə /

noun

  1. a person who makes plans, esp for the development of a town, building, etc

  2. a chart for recording future appointments, tasks, goals, etc

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Etymology

Origin of planner

First recorded in 1710–20; plan + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Pakistan also captured at least five “high-value individuals,” including the planner of the 2021 Kabul airport bombing, according to Kurilla.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Put in $25, $50 — get something started,” Joseph Messinger, a financial planner and director of college planning at Capstone Wealth Partners, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

A thinker and a planner, Parks immersed herself in research.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“I’m a former war planner, and I still don’t understand what we’re trying to do.”

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“I grew up very poor and so did my husband,” said Wanda Brown, the fifty-eight-year-old wife of a retired planner for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard who lives in Puyallup, Washington, near Tacoma.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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