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lister

lister

1 6.3
A person who writes short notes to keep track of tasks or items
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪstər/
translation icon : organizador

Examples

  • You're a wait lister.

    Annapolis (2006)

  • The event is being co-hosted by a pair of A-listers, "Dark Knight Rises" star Anne Hathaway and screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin, creator of HBO's "The Newsroom".

    Blog text (4)

  • She is an excellent lister, always organizing tasks and appointments in her planner.

  • As a lister, he loves to create detailed inventories of books he wants to read.

  • The teacher asked each student to be a lister for the upcoming project, ensuring everyone had their tasks noted.

Synonyms

clerk
vslister
273 2.5

A person who keeps records and does office tasks

focuses on creating item sequences for personal or task use
cataloger
vslister
  • US
1 4.9

A person who organizes books and other items in a library by subject and number

prefers simple item sequences for quick organization, not formal classification
alphabetizer
vslister
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A person who puts names or titles in alphabetical order

organizes items using flexible sequences rather than fixed letter order
orderer
vslister
6.1

A person who arranges things neatly like papers or ideas

focuses on making simple item sequences rather than full systematic classification
categorizer
vslister
  • US
4.8

A person or machine that sorts things into groups

uses linear sequences of items rather than grouping by traits

Compounds

lister plow
  • Specialized
9.5

A plow that makes a central furrow and moves soil to both sides for planting

lister cultivator
  • Archaic
9.9

A farm tool with blades that push soil into ridges around crop rows

Surface Forms

lister singular
listers plural

Morphology

lister = list (transparent) = list + er

This is a direct and productive formation meaning 'one who makes lists' or 'one who works with lists'.

Etymology

Lister for a person who makes lists comes from list meaning 'a list of items' plus -er meaning 'one who does it', so a lister is simply someone who writes or keeps lists to organize names, tasks, or things.