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orchestrator

orchestrator

1 6.4
A person who plans and coordinates people and resources to reach a goal
  • noun
  • /ɔrˈkɛstrəˌteɪtər/
translation icon : coordinador
  • Evaluators are orchestrators of a negotiation process that attempts to culminate in consensus on better-informed and more sophisticated constructions.

We are the orchestrators of controlled violence.

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Examples

  • Both in her role as nursemaid and as orchestrator of magical adventures, however, she is a personage of great, even cosmic, authority.

    Academic text (2001)
  • But Woodward describes himself as more of an orchestrator than an autocrat.

    Blog text (14)
  • He went on to say that he was looking for an orchestrator and someone to help with other aspects of the music for what came to be called 'To the Wonder.'

    Blog text (19)
  • The teacher's task, given the matrix or network view of curriculum, extends beyond that of a manager or orchestrator who ensures that things unfold as planned.

    Academic text (1994)
  • As the event's orchestrator, she coordinated the schedules of all the speakers to ensure a smooth flow.

  • The festival's orchestrator worked tirelessly to gather artists and arrange performances for the weekend.

  • He was known as an orchestrator of successful charity events, bringing together donors and beneficiaries.

Synonyms

organizer
vsorchestrator
  • US
149 2.8

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

combines people, resources, and activities across complex situations
facilitator
vsorchestrator
33 5.1

A person who helps a group work better together

takes active control of people and resources to achieve planned outcomes
overseer
vsorchestrator
24 4.8

A person who watches and directs workers at places like a factory or construction site

has a broader role handling people resources and complex activity planning
arranger
vsorchestrator
2 3.2

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

plans and manages many parts and resources to achieve a goal
co-ordinator
vsorchestrator
  • UK
3.2

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

links people, resources, and complex tasks to reach a goal
ordinator
vsorchestrator
9.0

A person or device that puts things in order

covers ordering but extends to managing people and resources toward goals

How Organized

director
424 3.0
orchestrator
1 6.4
coordinator
178 3.7
assistant
833 1.0
participant
295 2.4

Surface Forms

orchestrator singular
orchestrators plural

Morphology

orchestrator = orchestrate (semi-transparent) = orchestrate + or

The agentive formation is clear, but the sense has extended metaphorically from music to general organizing, which may not be fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

The word orchestrator comes from orchestra, a group of musicians, and the ending -or meaning 'person who does something', so a helpful image is someone who brings many parts together like a conductor. That's why an orchestrator can mean a person who organizes and coordinates people and resources to reach a goal.