organizer

noun

or·​ga·​niz·​er ˈȯr-gə-ˌnī-zər 

plural organizers

1

: a person or thing that organizes something: such as

a

: a person who arranges something (such as an event) especially by systematic planning and by coordinating the efforts of others

the organizers of the festival

Community organizers have scheduled other events around the city this weekend to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For example, on Sunday the Town Hall will host "Writers Resist," at which more than a dozen writers will read their own work and pieces from celebrated American rights activists.

—Jessica Lee

b

: something (such as a device or container) that is designed to keep objects or information in a particular arrangement or order

a closet organizer

The digital diary a.k.a the electronic organizer was popular in the '80s and '90s. It was a calculator, address book and notepad all-in-one.

—Rill Causey and Sam Reichman

We discovered that one of the firms still mailed tax organizers to clients in January. While they didn't really expect their clients to fill out the paper organizers, they knew the document remained an effective way of reminding clients to start getting organized well before April 15—and to keep the firm's brand top of mind.

—Kyle Walters

2

: a region of a developing embryo or a substance produced by such a region that is capable of inducing a specific type of development in undifferentiated tissue

called also inductor

Examples of organizer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those with routines to follow will want to check out the slim, weekly pill organizer from Vaydeer, and the Fyy Daily Pill Organizer is also great for organizing multiple medicine shapes, sizes, and quantities without taking up too much space. —Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025

Much like the saints being honored, the vigil is aimed at young people and families, said Sister Alexia Zaldivar of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, one of the organizers of the vigil. —Lauren Costantino september 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025

Bohannon, radio host and a figure in Kansas City’s hip-hop scene, was surprised when organizers of KC Reggae Fest approached him to help curate talent for this weekend’s reggae music and jerk festival, a three-day event that draws thousands who come for the world music and Caribbean cuisine. —Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025

Make the most of the storage under your sink with these tips from professional organizers and cleaners. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing organizer

• co-organizer
• nucleolus organizer

Rhymes for organizer

• advertiser
• analyser
• analyzer
• appetizer
• atomizer
• breathalyzer
• colonizer
• crystallizer
• digitizer
• equalizer
• fertilizer
• localizer

Medical Definition

organizer

noun

or·​ga·​niz·​er

variants also British organiser

-ˌnī-zər 

1

: one that organizes

2

: a region of a developing embryo (as the chordamesoderm of the dorsal lip of the vertebrate blastopore) or a substance produced by such a region that is capable of inducing a specific type of development in undifferentiated tissue

called also inductor