organizer

noun
or·​ga·​niz·​er | \ ˈȯr-gə-ˌnī-zər How to pronounce organizer (audio) \

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

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More than 65 entries have committed to participating in the parade, according to parade organizers. Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, "Poway Rotary Parade acquires major sponsor, new name," 22 Aug. 2019 The park is about a block from Dover Town Hall, where Wind of the Spirit organizers have fought for driver’s licenses and city IDs for undocumented immigrants. AZCentral.com, "After El Paso, Latinos across America voice a new kind of fear," 16 Aug. 2019 The group was one of the organizers of a 2017 Charlottesville, Va., rally in which a woman was killed. Sarah Sarder, Dallas News, "Dallas, Collin Democrats decry possibility white supremacist group may plan to gather in N. Texas this weekend," 15 Aug. 2019 Roads were covered in snow, and a hail storm near the finish line led to organizers canceling the remainder of the stage. Jenna West, SI.com, "Violent Weather Forces Early Halt to Tour de France Stage 19," 26 July 2019 The festival draws as many as 120,000 people each year and is supported by 400 volunteers, according to organizers. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Know, "Dragon Boat Festival will feature a spicy noodle soup-eating contest this upcoming weekend," 22 July 2019 Eight months after the Google walkout, four out of seven of the organizers have now left the company. Fortune, "The ‘Superpower’ Behind Quibi, Meg Whitman’s New Company: The Broadsheet," 17 July 2019 Randall Robinson, one of the organizers of the event Tuesday, said 5,000 model rockets were readied, 77 did not launch -- a success rate of better than 98 percent. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al.com, "U.S. Space & Rocket Center launches 5,000 rockets in record-setting Apollo 11 remembrance," 16 July 2019 Among them is Weston Fribley, a software engineer who was one of the organizers of an employee push for Amazon to implement a climate-change plan. Emily Stewart, Vox, "Amazon workers are celebrating Prime Day with a protest," 15 July 2019

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First Known Use of organizer

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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organizer

noun
or·​ga·​niz·​er
variants: also British organiser \ -​ˌnī-​zər How to pronounce organiser (audio) \

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

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