Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who arranges or coordinates an event or activity: An "organizer" is someone who plans, coordinates, and oversees the details of an event, project, or enterprise to ensure it runs smoothly.
   • A person who recruits members for a union: In a labor context, an "organizer" is someone who works to enlist and mobilize workers to form or join a trade union.
   • A small electronic device for managing personal information: Historically, an "organizer" referred to a portable digital device used to store contacts, appointments, notes, and other personal data, functioning as a personal digital assistant (PDA).

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Event Coordinator):
  • She was the main organizer of the conference.
  • We need a volunteer to be the organizer for the charity run.
• Noun (Union Recruiter):
  • The union organizer spoke to the factory workers about their rights.
• Noun (Electronic Device):
  • In the 1990s, he kept all his contacts in his electronic organizer.

Advanced Usage

• "Chief organizer" or "Lead organizer": Refers to the person with primary responsibility for planning and executing a large or complex event.
  • As the lead organizer, her attention to detail was crucial.
• "Community organizer": A person who mobilizes people within a local community to address social or political issues.
  • He worked for years as a community organizer in the neighborhood.

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 shared purpose; or the act of organizing.
  • She works for a non-profit organization.
  • The organization of the festival took months.
• Organizational (adjective): Relating to the planning and coordination of activities.
  • We faced some organizational challenges.

Synonyms

• Coordinator: A person who organizes the different parts of an activity.
• Planner: Someone who makes detailed arrangements for a future event.
• Arranger: A person who prepares or adapts something for a purpose.
• Union representative: A person who acts on behalf of union members (specific to the labor context).

Related Phrases

• "To act as an organizer": To perform the role of planning and coordinating.
  • She agreed to act as the organizer for the annual picnic.
• "Master organizer": An informal term praising someone's exceptional skill in planning and order.
  • With her color-coded schedules, she's a master organizer.

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