planner

P3L1A1N1N1E1R1
US/ˈplænɚ/

noun

One who plans.

“Ms. Gunston is a planner for the county.”

Similar
filled pausecontriverdeviser
OriginEnglish plan ← French plan ← Latin plantāre →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

nounplanner (plural planners)

plural planners

  1. One who plans.

    Ms. Gunston is a planner for the county.

    1 more example

    Johnny is a good planner. He starts his work in time to get it finished by the deadline.

  2. A notebook or software in which one keeps reminders of items such as appointments, tasks, projects, and contacts.
  3. Synonym of filled pause.

    Synonyms: filled pause

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of filled pause.

Similar
filled pause

More synonyms by meaning

nouna person who makes plans

Similar
contriverdeviser
Broader
actordoerworker
Also see
contriverdeviserfilled pause

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂
  5. Proto-Italic*plāntā?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂k-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂
  8. Proto-Italic*plānktā
  9. Latinplanta
  10. Latinplantāre
  11. Frenchplanterdeverb.
  12. Frenchplant
  13. Frenchplan
  14. Englishplan
  15. Englishplanner

From plan + -er.

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Translations

Arabic مُخَطِّط
  • مُخَطِّط (muḵaṭṭiṭ)person
Bulgarian плановик
  • плановик (planovik)person
Catalan agenda
  • agendaplanning notebook or software
Czech plánovač, diář
  • plánovačperson
  • diářplanning notebook or software
Danish timemanager
  • timemanagerplanning notebook or software
Dutch planner, planner
  • plannerperson
  • plannerplanning notebook or software
  • agendaplanning notebook or software
French agenda
  • agendaplanning notebook or software
German Organizer
  • Organizerplanning notebook or software
Japanese 手帳
  • 手帳planning notebook or software
Korean 설계자, 계획자
  • 설계자 (seolgyeja)person
  • 계획자 (gyehoekja)person
Latin mētātor
  • mētātorperson
Māori kaiwhakamahere, kaiwhakamāherehere
  • kaiwhakamahereperson
  • kaiwhakamāherehereperson
Portuguese agenda
  • agendaplanning notebook or software
Spanish agenda
  • agendaplanning notebook or software
Turkish ajanda, andaç
  • ajandaplanning notebook or software
  • andaçplanning notebook or software
  • müfekkireplanning notebook or software
  • gahnameplanning notebook or software

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with planner

mannerbannerscannermanortannercanner4channerbedside mannerCAT scannerdog bone spannerwebside manner
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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