organizer

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US/ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/

noun

A person who arranges the details of a public event.

“I'll add that meeting to my organizer.”

CommonScrabble 19

Meanings

nounorganizer (plural organizers)

plural organizers · alternative organiser

  1. A person who arranges the details of a public event.
    1 more example

    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.

    2019 January 16, Jolie Kerr, “What Professional Organizers Really Do, and How They Can Help You”, in The New York Times
  2. computingA 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. medicineA 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

    1 more example

    makeup organizer

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who brings order and organization to an enterprise

Broader

nounsomeone who enlists workers to join a union

Similar
organiserlabor organizer
Broader
union representative

nouna lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.

Broader
electronic device

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  2. Ancient Greekὄργανον (órganon)
  3. Latinorganum
  4. Medieval Latinorganizāre
  5. Middle Frenchorganiser
  6. Middle Englishorganizen
  7. Englishorganize
  8. Englishorganizer

From organize + -er.

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Translations

Arabic مُنَظِّم
  • مُنَظِّم (munaẓẓim)person arranging public events
Bulgarian организа́тор, организа́торка
  • организа́тор (organizátor)person arranging public events
  • организа́торка (organizátorka)person arranging public events
Catalan organitzador
  • organitzadorperson arranging public events
Chinese Mandarin 組織者 /组织者, 整理器
  • 組織者 /组织者 (zǔzhīzhě)person arranging public events
  • 整理器 (zhěnglǐqì)hand-held micro-computer
Czech pořadatel, pořadatelka
  • pořadatelperson arranging public events
  • pořadatelkaperson arranging public events
  • organizátorperson arranging public events
  • organizátorkaperson arranging public events
  • organizérhand-held micro-computer
Dutch organisator
  • organisatorperson arranging public events
Esperanto organizanto, planilo
  • organizantoperson arranging public events
  • planilohand-held micro-computer
Finnish järjestäjä, organisoija
  • järjestäjäperson arranging public events
  • organisoijaperson arranging public events
  • organisaattoriperson arranging public events
  • puuhamiesperson arranging public events
  • kämmentietokonehand-held micro-computer
French organisateur, organisatrice
  • organisateurperson arranging public events
  • organisatriceperson arranging public events
  • organiseurhand-held micro-computer
  • agendahand-held micro-computer
German Veranstalter, Veranstalterin
  • Veranstalterperson arranging public events
  • Veranstalterinperson arranging public events
  • Organisatorperson arranging public events
  • Organisatorinperson arranging public events
  • Organizerhand-held micro-computer
Greek διοργανωτής, διοργανώτρια
  • διοργανωτής (diorganotís)person arranging public events
  • διοργανώτρια (diorganótria)person arranging public events
  • οργανωτής (organotís)hand-held micro-computer
Hindi आयोजक, संयोजक
  • आयोजक (āyojak)person arranging public events
  • संयोजक (sãyojak)person arranging public events
  • नियोजक (niyojak)person arranging public events
Hungarian szervező
  • szervezőperson arranging public events
Irish dialann
  • dialannhand-held micro-computer
Italian organizzatore, organizzatrice
  • organizzatoreperson arranging public events
  • organizzatriceperson arranging public events
Japanese 組織者, オルガナイザー
  • 組織者 (soshikisha)person arranging public events
  • オルガナイザー (oruganaizā)person arranging public events
  • 電子手帳 (denshi techō)hand-held micro-computer
  • オルガナイザー (oruganaizā)hand-held micro-computer
Korean 조직자, 전자수첩
  • 조직자 (jojikja)person arranging public events
  • 전자수첩 (jeonjasucheop)hand-held micro-computer
  • 오거나이저 (ogeonaijeo)hand-held micro-computer
Polish organizator, organizatorka
  • organizatorperson arranging public events
  • organizatorkaperson arranging public events
Portuguese organizador, porta-trecos
  • organizadorperson arranging public events
  • porta-trecosrecipient for little trinkets
Romanian organizator, organizatoare
  • organizatorperson arranging public events
  • organizatoareperson arranging public events
Russian организа́тор, устрои́тель
  • организа́тор (organizátor)person arranging public events
  • устрои́тель (ustroítelʹ)person arranging public events
  • устрои́тельница (ustroítelʹnica)person arranging public events
  • органа́йзер (organájzɛr)hand-held micro-computer
Slovak usporiadateľ, usporiadateľka
  • usporiadateľperson arranging public events
  • usporiadateľkaperson arranging public events
  • organizátorperson arranging public events
  • organizátorkaperson arranging public events
Spanish organizador
  • organizadorperson arranging public events
Swedish arrangör, organisatör
  • arrangörperson arranging public events
  • organisatörperson arranging public events
Turkish düzenleyici, organizatör
  • düzenleyiciperson arranging public events
  • organizatörperson arranging public events
  • örgütleyiciperson arranging public events
  • elektronik ajandahand-held micro-computer
Ukrainian організа́тор, організа́торка
  • організа́тор (orhanizátor)person arranging public events
  • організа́торка (orhanizátorka)person arranging public events
  • упоря́дник (uporjádnyk)person arranging public events
  • упоря́дниця (uporjádnycja)person arranging public events
  • органа́йзер (orhanájzer)hand-held micro-computer
Cite this entry
APA

organizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organizer

MLA

“organizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organizer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organizer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organizer.

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