organizer

See also: organizér

English

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Etymology

From organize +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

organizer (plural organizers)

  1. A person who arranges the details of a public event.
    • 2019 January 16, Jolie Kerr, “What Professional Organizers Really Do, and How They Can Help You”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Jennifer Pastore Monroy, executive director of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals, emphasized that “the relationship that clients build with a professional organizer is a very personal one, and so your experience will depend on what you’re trying to get out of it.” [] “Professional organizers and productivity consultants work a whole spectrum of services to help people,” she explained.
  2. (computing) A hand-held micro-computer that will perform specific tasks; can be used as an electronic diary, alarm clock, recorder of memos and notes, a portable database etc.
    I'll add that meeting to my organizer.
  3. A non-electronic notebook or calendar or something similar, used to organize one's affairs.
  4. (medicine) A group of cells that, together with the evocator, control differentiation in the embryo; the inductor
  5. a recipient, such as a box or a case, used for storing gadgets, trinkets and other knick-knacks; an organizer box
    desk organizer
    makeup organizer

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Latin

Verb

organizer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of organizō