# organizer

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

## Noun

1. A person who arranges the details of a public event, from booking the venue to coordinating the schedule.
   - Simple: Someone who plans and runs a public event so everything goes smoothly.
   - _The organizer of the marathon coordinated thousands of volunteers along the route._
   - _Conference organizers booked the venue and lined up speakers a full year in advance._
2. A non-electronic notebook, calendar, or similar item used to manage one's appointments and daily affairs.
   - Simple: A paper notebook or calendar used to keep track of your plans and appointments.
   - _Her leather organizer held a week's worth of meetings and reminders._
   - _He jotted the deadline into his organizer before leaving the office._
3. A box or case used for storing and sorting gadgets, trinkets, and other small odds and ends.
   - Simple: A box or case used to keep small things like tools and trinkets sorted.
   - _A drawer organizer kept her sewing supplies neatly separated._
   - _He bought an organizer to hold all the loose cables behind his desk._
4. A hand-held microcomputer that performs specific tasks, serving as an electronic diary, alarm clock, memo recorder, or portable database.
   - Simple: A small hand-held computer used to store notes, reminders, and contact lists.
   - _The salesman synced his organizer with the office database each evening._
   - _She tapped a quick reminder into her organizer before the conference call._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A group of cells that, together with the evocator, directs cell differentiation in the developing embryo; also called the inductor.

## Origin

Formed from the verb "organize" combined with the suffix "-er".

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