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

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Judy Greer, Sean Astin, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman to Star in Dark Comedy 'Chili Finger' (Exclusive) But the property changed ownership last year, forcing AMF organizers to hold the 2023 market at the nearby Le Meridian Delfina. —Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024

Turnout had been low in early voting in Clayton County, worrying organizers in this battleground state, where turnout could determine who wins the presidency. —Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024

Although the results of the mayoral recall still aren’t certain, organizers are already hoping that a special election in the event of Thao’s removal would feature Loren Taylor, the candidate who lost to her in a close battle two years ago. —Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024

Kaur and her mother had worked at Walmart for two years, organizers said. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 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