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ORGANIZER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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.

Synonyms:

organiser; organizer; PDA; personal digital assistant; personal organiser; personal organizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("organizer" is a kind of...):

electronic device (a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically)

Derivation:

organize (bring order and organization to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who brings order and organization to an enterprise

Example:

she was the organizer of the meeting

Synonyms:

arranger; organiser; organizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("organizer" is a kind of...):

thinker (someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organizer"):

co-ordinator; coordinator (someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously)

orderer; systematiser; systematist; systematizer; systemiser; systemizer (an organizer who puts things in order)

Derivation:

organize (bring order and organization to)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Someone who enlists workers to join a union

Synonyms:

labor organizer; organiser; organizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("organizer" is a kind of...):

union representative (a representative for a labor union)

Instance hyponyms:

Debs; Eugene V. Debs; Eugene Victor Debs (United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926))

Derivation:

organize (plan and direct (a complex undertaking))

organize (form or join a union)

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