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arranger

arranger

2 3.2
A person who plans and organizes events to make them run well
  • noun
  • /əˈreɪndʒər/
translation icon : organizador
  • Time may also be used to teach music-reading skills and to share information about composers or arrangers.
  • flower arrangers
  • composers and arrangers
  • good arranger

Examples

  • Arrangers must be creative problem solvers; they must do research.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And in the case where you have the director, the director's role is filled by the arranger slash producer, right?

  • I will describe a general picture of performance practices that I have observed and participated in as a conductor, teacher, and arranger.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Composers and arrangers making a full-time living in these areas could provide valuable input into composition curricula.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In their 35-year ministry at Casas Church in Tucson, Arizona, Julie has served as a minister of worship, orchestra conductor, and arranger.

    Blog text (21)

  • As a talented arranger, she skillfully planned every detail of the wedding ceremony.

  • The arranger organized the event to ensure everything went smoothly and on time.

  • He worked as an arranger for corporate events, coordinating logistics and schedules.

Synonyms

coordinator
vsarranger
178 3.7

A person who organizes people or groups to work together effectively

focuses more on bringing overall order to an enterprise or activity
organizer
vsarranger
  • US
149 2.8

A person who plans events and asks people to join a group or cause

is broader, aiming to bring order to the entire enterprise not only setup
orchestrator
vsarranger
1 6.4

A person who plans and coordinates people and resources to reach a goal

is less focused on complex coordination and more on general ordering
systemizer
vsarranger
  • US
1 6.9

A person who likes to arrange things in clear order and make plans

works at a wider level to organize activities and create order
co-ordinator
vsarranger
  • UK
3.2

A person who organizes people and activities so they work well together

emphasizes creating order across the whole activity rather than only teamwork
orderer
vsarranger
6.1

A person who arranges things neatly like papers or ideas

applies more widely to organizing activities and achieving order overall
ordinator
vsarranger
9.0

A person or device that puts things in order

covers broader organization of an activity rather than mere sequencing
systemiser
vsarranger
  • UK
7.7

A person who arranges ideas or items into a clear order

focuses on general ordering rather than creating formal systems

How Organized

director
424 3.0
manager
∞ 1.6
coordinator
178 3.7
arranger
2 3.2
organizer
  • US
149 2.8
helper
79 1.0

Surface Forms

arranger singular
arrangers plural

Morphology

arranger = arrange (transparent) = arrange + er

The meaning is directly derived from 'arrange' with the addition of the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

The word arranger comes from the verb arrange, which originally meant 'to put in order' and is related to range, a word for a 'row' or line. So an event or project arranger organizes people and tasks by putting them in the right order to make everything run smoothly.