organizer

noun or·ga·niz·er \ ˈȯr-gə-ˌnī-zər \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

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

Today the organizers of the Silver Room Block Party announced the full lineup for their 15th blowout.

— leor galil, Chicago Reader, "Do This / Music The Silver Room Block Party announces the lineup for its 15th festival," 11 July 2018
But organizers strongly urge festivalgoers to leave their dogs and other pets home, s'il vous plaît.

— jim higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bastille Days is back Thursday, but the geography's shifted due to streetcar testing," 10 July 2018
USA TODAY Conservatives jumped on an error in a statement released Tuesday night by the organizers of last year's Women's March on Washington in response to President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

— william cummings, USA TODAY, "Women's March slammed for goof in statement on Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination," 10 July 2018
Fair organizers urge visitors to leave their dogs, politics and religion at home.

— bob hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, "Photos: Music, food and art at the Girdwood Forest Fair," 7 July 2018
As deputy organizer of this COSPAR session, Pratt is slated to talk about all the recent changes in the NASA Office of Planetary Protection.

— leonard david, Scientific American, "As Space Becomes a Busy Place, NASA Bolsters Its Planet-Contamination Police," 3 July 2018
Just as Jackson was fortunate to have a memorable start to a life filled with live music, the organizers of Middle of the Map selected an ideal act in Social Distortion to provide a fitting ending to this year’s festival.

— bill brownlee, kansascity, "Built to Spill, Social Distortion fittingly end great music day at Middle of the Map," 1 July 2018
Neither Cayuga Centers nor the organizers of Monday’s event responded to multiple calls and emails about why the orientation was called off.

— sonja sharp, latimes.com, "At a bar in Brooklyn, would-be foster parents ponder the ethics of taking in migrant children," 27 June 2018
That’s why the organizers of Pitti Uomo wanted him down to show in Florence this season.

— Vogue, "The 11 Menswear Moments That Mattered From the Spring 2019 Season," 26 June 2018

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First Known Use of organizer

1801

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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