planner
Americannoun
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planners
plural
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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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Origin of planner
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Appel is now in his mid-30s and works as a financial planner based in Wisconsin who specializes in helping families with transitions like the one his own family faced.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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
“We want to know what makes all these kids want to do this,” says Brill, a 60-year-old retired event planner from Atlanta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Elaine Floyd, a certified financial planner at Horsesmouth, gave the example of a husband and wife, both 62, with an 8-year-old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Moine and Gau calculate that there are about twenty questions or statements that a planner needs to be prepared for.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
The 4% rule was built around a 30-year retirement, and retiring at 60 could mean 35 years or more, so some planners use 3.5% to 3.75% for a longer horizon.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
His company, California Forever, has raised about $1 billion from investors, assembled top urban planners and won over state leaders including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Transportation planners previously said it could cost more than $5 billion to move the tracks inland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Bass believes city planners should work collaboratively with neighborhoods on ways of accommodating growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
We were a family of planners, but now everything seemed unplanned.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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