Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who coordinates and arranges activities or events: An "organiser" is someone who plans, coordinates, and manages the details of an event, project, or enterprise to ensure it runs smoothly and effectively.
   • A person who recruits members for a group, especially a union: An "organiser" can also refer to someone who actively works to enlist people, typically workers, to join a collective group like a labor union.
   • A small electronic device for managing personal information: An "organiser" is a lightweight handheld electronic device designed to perform specific tasks such as functioning as a diary, personal database, telephone, or alarm clock.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Person coordinating events):
  • She was the main organiser of the conference, handling all the logistics.
  • We need a volunteer to be the organiser for the charity fundraiser.
• Noun (Person recruiting for a union):
  • The union organiser spoke to the factory workers about their rights.
  • He worked as a labour organiser for over a decade.
• Noun (Electronic device):
  • In the early 2000s, many people used a digital organiser to store contacts and appointments.
  • This electronic organiser can function as an address book and a calculator.

Advanced Usage

• "Chief organiser": The primary person responsible for planning and coordination.
  • As the chief organiser, her role was crucial to the event's success.
• "Community organiser": A person who mobilizes people within a local community to address issues or achieve common goals.
  • Her experience as a community organiser helped her understand local needs.

Variants and Related Words

• Organize (verb): To arrange or plan something.
  • We need to organize the files by date.
• Organization (noun): A group of people with a particular purpose, or the act of arranging things.
  • She works for a non-profit organization.
• Organizational (adjective): Relating to the planning and arranging of something.
  • We faced some organizational challenges.
• Organiser (British English spelling): The standard spelling in British English.
  • Note: The spelling "organizer" is more common in American English.

Synonyms

• Coordinator: A person who organizes people or groups so they work together efficiently.
• Planner: A person who makes detailed arrangements for a project or event.
• Arranger: A person who organizes or sets things in order.
• Recruiter: A person who enlists new members (specific to the union context).

Related Phrases

• Event organiser: A person who plans and coordinates events.
  • The event organiser booked the venue and caterers.
• Political organiser: A person who coordinates activities for a political campaign or party.
  • He started his career as a political organiser.

Related Idioms

• To have the mind of an organiser: To be naturally skilled at planning and arranging things efficiently.
  • With her attention to detail, she really has the mind of an organiser.

Noun

1. a 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.
2. a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise
   • she was the organizer of the meeting
3. someone who enlists workers to join a union