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co-ordinator

co-ordinator

3.2
A person who organizes people and activities so they work well together
  • noun
  • /koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtər/
  • UK
translation icon : coordinador
  • As project co-ordinator, she ensures that every team member knows their tasks.

Examples

  • The event co-ordinator handled last-minute changes with remarkable calm.

  • The school hired a new co-ordinator to manage all after-school programs.

  • The co-ordinator scheduled the meeting for next week.

  • She is an excellent co-ordinator for the project.

  • As project co-ordinator, she ensures that every team member knows their tasks.

  • The event co-ordinator handled last-minute changes with remarkable calm.

  • The school hired a new co-ordinator to manage all after-school programs.

Synonyms

organizer
vsco-ordinator
  • US
149 2.8

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

focuses more on ensuring smooth cooperation and harmonious teamwork
marshal
vsco-ordinator
39 3.7

A person who directs people and keeps order at an event

emphasises control and safety rather than building cooperative team harmony
facilitator
vsco-ordinator
33 5.1

A person who helps a group work better together

takes a more active role organising tasks and people to ensure harmony
arranger
vsco-ordinator
2 3.2

A person who plans and organizes events to make them run well

focuses more on coordinating people and relationships to achieve harmonious work
orchestrator
vsco-ordinator
1 6.4

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

focuses more on arranging teams to work together harmoniously and efficiently
convener
vsco-ordinator
1 5.7

A person who sets up meetings and asks people to come

focuses mainly on arranging meetings rather than coordinating ongoing teamwork
systemizer
vsco-ordinator
  • US
1 6.9

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

focuses more on creating systems and order than on group harmony
orderer
vsco-ordinator
6.1

A person who arranges things neatly like papers or ideas

focuses on arranging objects or items rather than coordinating people
ordinator
vsco-ordinator
9.0

A person or device that puts things in order

focuses on putting items in order or operating as a tool rather than on teamwork

Antonyms

295 1.6

A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction

How Responsible

director
424 3.0
manager
1.6
co-ordinator
  • UK
3.2
assistant
833 1.0

Surface Forms

co-ordinator singular
co-ordinators plural
coordinators plural
coordinator singular

Morphology

co-ordinator = coordinate (transparent) = coordinate + or

Meaning is directly derived from the verb 'coordinate' plus the agentive suffix '-or', denoting a person who coordinates.

Etymology

Co-ordinator starts with co- meaning 'together' and the rest is like the common word order, which means 'arrangement'. So a co-ordinator is someone who puts people and tasks 'together in order' so they work well.