organizer

noun or·ga·niz·er \ ˈȯr-gə-ˌnī-zər \

Definition of organizer

1 : one that organizes

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

Recent Examples of organizer from the Web

Brint Ryan, one of the Texas event's organizers, predicts his investment in Don will pay off.

— tina nguyen, vanityfair.com, "Mueller Target Donny Jr. Is the G.O.P.'s New Favorite Cash Cow," 20 Oct. 2017
Brint Ryan, one of the Texas event's organizers, predicts his investment in Don will pay off.

— tina nguyen, The Hive, "Mueller Target Donny Jr. Is the G.O.P.'s New Favorite Cash Cow," 20 Oct. 2017
Spencer, an organizer of the violent August rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that ended with the killing of a counterprotester, is scheduled to speak Thursday at the university's Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

— jon schuppe, NBC News, "Florida Governor Declares State of Emergency for White Nationalist Richard Spencer’s Visit," 16 Oct. 2017
Camilla Krushelnitskaya, an organizer of the Catholic underground.

— jay nordlinger, National Review, "The Grave-Hunter, Hunted," 11 Oct. 2017
Desh was an informal social organizer for the local Indian community, and young Preet would sometimes emcee at events, doing comedy bits that made fun of Indian parents.

— andrew rice, Daily Intelligencer, "Preet Bharara Is Now in the Trump-Opposition Business," 3 Oct. 2017
Colin Pepper, 28, an organizer with Defend Our Future, said about eight students from Temple and Drexel attended the rally.

— frank kummer, Philly.com, "College students, EPA employees rally in Center City against proposed budget cuts," 28 Sep. 2017
The organizers of our trip had made reservations at La Guarida, a paladar, one of the private restaurants operated mostly out of people's homes and the best places to eat in Cuba.

— klara glowczewska, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Dream Trip to Cuba," 14 Apr. 2016
The organizers hastily shut off the preacher's microphone, but he would not be subdued.

— allison glock, Esquire, "Clay Aiken Doesn't Sing Anymore," 1 Nov. 2014

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First Known Use of organizer

1801

Medical Dictionary

organizer

noun or·ga·niz·er

variants: also British organiser play \-ˌnī-zər\

medical Definition of organizer

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