# organiser

Pronunciation: UK say "AW-guh-ny-zuh" /ˈɔːɡənaɪzə/; US say "OR-guh-ny-zer" /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/

## Noun

1. Someone who plans an event and takes care of its practical arrangements.
   - Simple: A person who plans an event and sorts out its practical details.
   - _As the main organiser of the march, she had to agree the route with the police._
   - _Festival organisers have laid on extra buses after record ticket sales._
2. Someone who signs up members for a trade union, or who rallies people behind a political or community campaign.
   - Simple: A person who gets workers to join a trade union, or gets people to support a political or local campaign.
   - _The union sent an organiser to the distribution centre after staff complained about zero-hours contracts._
   - _As a community organiser, she spent months building support for a new bus route through the estate._
3. A box, case or other container for keeping small belongings, such as gadgets and trinkets, stored together.
   - Simple: A box or case for keeping small things, like gadgets and little ornaments.
   - _The drawer organiser has a slot for every cable, charger and memory stick._
   - _A couple of cheap organisers stopped the bathroom cabinet overflowing with clutter._
4. A paper notebook, diary, calendar or something similar in which a person keeps their appointments and affairs in order.
   - Simple: A paper diary or notebook that helps you plan your days and keep track of things.
   - _He still prefers a ring-bound organiser to any app on his phone._
   - _Every page of her organiser was crammed with lists, dates and reminders in pencil._
5. A small hand-held computer built for particular tasks, such as keeping a diary, sounding alarms, recording notes and storing information.
   - Simple: A small computer you hold in your hand, used as a diary, alarm clock or notebook.
   - _Before smartphones, many business travellers carried an electronic organiser for their contacts and appointments._
   - _The organiser's tiny keyboard made typing long notes slow work._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A group of cells in an embryo that sends signals directing how surrounding cells develop; also called an inductor.

## Origin

Formed from the verb organise with the suffix -er, which makes nouns for someone or something that does an action.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/organiser (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).