plural planners
1
: a person who plans something
a party planner
a careful planner
often
: one whose job is to create a comprehensive or systematic plan or design within a particular field or for a particular project
… the thrust of the book is not location theory or regional economic development, but rather the nuts and bolts of concern to government planners and local chambers of commerce. —
Edward Malecki
Edward Malecki While most planners agree that there is enough water in Arizona to support the people currently living there, the allocation and use of water in the Phoenix area is a vital issue for residents … —Charles Sargent
Charles Sargent We talked to our financial planner about how to save enough money for retirement.
2
: something (such as a device, program, or notebook) that provides a schedule and is used for planning activities, travels, etc.
an online trip planner
a monthly/daily planner
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This poses a challenge not just for economic planners but for the very meaning of prosperity.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
The area doubles as an occasional happy hour spot, further incentivizing the firm’s engineers, planners and scientists to socialize with one another.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
According to calendar communications platform ECAL, 70 percent of 1,000 respondents rely most on a digital calendar to manage their lives, while 28 percent use a journal or planner instead.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The low-cost mock-ups also allow training planners to field larger, more diverse opposing forces, thereby offering a more complex, unpredictable combat scenario.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
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Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
The area doubles as an occasional happy hour spot, further incentivizing the firm’s engineers, planners and scientists to socialize with one another.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
According to calendar communications platform ECAL, 70 percent of 1,000 respondents rely most on a digital calendar to manage their lives, while 28 percent use a journal or planner instead.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The low-cost mock-ups also allow training planners to field larger, more diverse opposing forces, thereby offering a more complex, unpredictable combat scenario.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Planner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planner. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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