organizer

noun

or·​ga·​niz·​er ˈȯr-gə-ˌnī-zər 

plural organizers

1

: a person or thing that organizes something: such as

a

: a person who arranges something (such as an event) especially by systematic planning and by coordinating the efforts of others

the organizers of the festival

Community organizers have scheduled other events around the city this weekend to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For example, on Sunday the Town Hall will host "Writers Resist," at which more than a dozen writers will read their own work and pieces from celebrated American rights activists.

—Jessica Lee

b

: something (such as a device or container) that is designed to keep objects or information in a particular arrangement or order

a closet organizer

The digital diary a.k.a the electronic organizer was popular in the '80s and '90s. It was a calculator, address book and notepad all-in-one.

—Rill Causey and Sam Reichman

We discovered that one of the firms still mailed tax organizers to clients in January. While they didn't really expect their clients to fill out the paper organizers, they knew the document remained an effective way of reminding clients to start getting organized well before April 15—and to keep the firm's brand top of mind.

—Kyle Walters

2

: a region of a developing embryo or a substance produced by such a region that is capable of inducing a specific type of development in undifferentiated tissue

called also inductor

Examples of organizer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to organizers, a surprise guest — who has been trolling the rapper hard ever since his Star Island mansion was raided in March — may or may not pop over to lend his support to the cause. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024

That includes grilling utensils, milk frothers, pantry and fridge organizers, and more. —Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024

Big Slick veterans also have come to expect big-ticket auction items to bid on, and Big Slick organizers have definitely upped the ante this year. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024

Thousands of artists signed an open letter in February calling for the organizers of the Venice Biennale, one of the art world’s most important festivals, to bar Israel from participating in this year’s gathering. —Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 24 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing organizer

• co-organizer
• nucleolus organizer

Medical Definition

organizer

noun

or·​ga·​niz·​er

variants also British organiser

-ˌnī-zər 

1

: one that organizes

2

: a region of a developing embryo (as the chordamesoderm of the dorsal lip of the vertebrate blastopore) or a substance produced by such a region that is capable of inducing a specific type of development in undifferentiated tissue

called also inductor