noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:AO1 R G AH0 N AY2 Z ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who arranges the details of a public event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A hand-held micro-computer that will perform specific tasks; can be used as an electronic diary, alarm clock, recorder of memos and notes, a portable database etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
A non-electronic notebook or calendar or something similar, used to organize one's affairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A group of cells that, together with the evocator, control differentiation in the embryo; the inductor
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a recipient, such as a box or a case, used for storing gadgets, trinkets and other knick-knacks; an organizer box
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
desk organizer
makeup organizer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
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.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: personal digital assistant, PDA, personal organizer, personal organiser, organiser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electronic device
7
noun
Meaning 7
a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: organiser, labor organizer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: union representative
Narrower terms: Debs, Eugene V. Debs, Eugene Victor Debs
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organum Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Medieval Latin organizārelbor. Middle French organiserbor. Middle English organizen English organize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English organizer From organize + -er.
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُنَظِّم
(munaẓẓim)
— person arranging public events
Armenian:
կազմակերպիչ
(kazmakerpičʻ)
— person arranging public events
Azerbaijani:
təşkilçi
— person arranging public events
Azerbaijani:
təşkilatçı
— person arranging public events
Bashkir:
ойоштороусы
(oyoştorowsı)
— person arranging public events
Belarusian:
арганіза́тар
(arhanizátar)
— person arranging public events
Belarusian:
арганіза́тарка
(arhanizátarka)
— person arranging public events
Breton:
aozer
— person arranging public events
Bulgarian:
организа́тор
(organizátor)
— person arranging public events
Bulgarian:
организа́торка
(organizátorka)
— person arranging public events
Catalan:
organitzador
— person arranging public events
Chinese Mandarin:
組織者 /组织者
(zǔzhīzhě)
— person arranging public events
Czech:
pořadatel
— person arranging public events
Czech:
pořadatelka
— person arranging public events
Czech:
organizátor
— person arranging public events
Czech:
organizátorka
— person arranging public events
Dutch:
organisator
— person arranging public events
Esperanto:
organizanto
— person arranging public events
Finnish:
järjestäjä
— person arranging public events
Finnish:
organisoija
— person arranging public events
Finnish:
organisaattori
— person arranging public events
Finnish:
puuhamies
— person arranging public events
French:
organisateur
— person arranging public events
French:
organisatrice
— person arranging public events
Georgian:
ორგანიზატორი
(organizaṭori)
— person arranging public events
German:
Veranstalter
— person arranging public events
German:
Veranstalterin
— person arranging public events
German:
Organisator
— person arranging public events
German:
Organisatorin
— person arranging public events
Greek:
διοργανωτής
(diorganotís)
— person arranging public events
Greek:
διοργανώτρια
(diorganótria)
— person arranging public events
Hindi:
आयोजक
(āyojak)
— person arranging public events
Hindi:
संयोजक
(sãyojak)
— person arranging public events
Hindi:
नियोजक
(niyojak)
— person arranging public events
Hungarian:
szervező
— person arranging public events
Italian:
organizzatore
— person arranging public events
Italian:
organizzatrice
— person arranging public events
Japanese:
組織者
(soshikisha)
— person arranging public events
Japanese:
オルガナイザー
(oruganaizā)
— person arranging public events
Kazakh:
ұйымдастырушы
(ūiymdastyruşy)
— person arranging public events
Korean:
조직자
(jojikja)
— person arranging public events
Macedonian:
организа́тор
(organizátor)
— person arranging public events
Macedonian:
организа́торка
(organizátorka)
— person arranging public events
Malayalam:
സംഘാടകൻ
(saṅghāṭakaṉ)
— person arranging public events
Polish:
organizator
— person arranging public events
Polish:
organizatorka
— person arranging public events
Portuguese:
organizador
— person arranging public events
Romanian:
organizator
— person arranging public events
Romanian:
organizatoare
— person arranging public events
Russian:
организа́тор
(organizátor)
— person arranging public events
Russian:
устрои́тель
(ustroítelʹ)
— person arranging public events
Russian:
устрои́тельница
(ustroítelʹnica)
— person arranging public events
Serbo-Croatian:
органѝза̄тор
— person arranging public events
Serbo-Croatian:
органѝза̄торица
— person arranging public events
Serbo-Croatian:
organìzātor
— person arranging public events
Serbo-Croatian:
organìzātorica
— person arranging public events
Slovak:
usporiadateľ
— person arranging public events
Slovak:
usporiadateľka
— person arranging public events
Slovak:
organizátor
— person arranging public events
Slovak:
organizátorka
— person arranging public events
Slovene:
organizator
— person arranging public events
Slovene:
organizatorka
— person arranging public events
Spanish:
organizador
— person arranging public events
Swedish:
arrangör
— person arranging public events
Swedish:
organisatör
— person arranging public events
Turkish:
düzenleyici
— person arranging public events
Turkish:
organizatör
— person arranging public events
Turkish:
örgütleyici
— person arranging public events
Ukrainian:
організа́тор
(orhanizátor)
— person arranging public events
Ukrainian:
організа́торка
(orhanizátorka)
— person arranging public events
Ukrainian:
упоря́дник
(uporjádnyk)
— person arranging public events
Ukrainian:
упоря́дниця
(uporjádnycja)
— person arranging public events
Chinese Mandarin:
整理器
(zhěnglǐqì)
— hand-held micro-computer