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organizer

organizer

15 3.8
A small electronic device for keeping appointments, contacts, and notes
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrɡəˌnaɪzər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : agenda electrónica
  • You took your organizer.
  • graphic organizers
  • thematic organizer
  • visual organizer

Examples

  • All that's missing is my organizer and a business checkbook?

  • As he waits for an answer, he flips through his "organizer," which is crammed with notes and papers.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • MARTY: We're not just looking for my personal organizer, Monty.

  • It's a Handheld Operational and Homing Organizer.

  • Eduplace has an abundance of graphic organizers available, one for every conceivable need.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Marvin pushes a couple of buttons on his organizer, and it lets out three rapid beeps.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I keep my appointments and contacts updated on my new organizer.

  • With my organizer, I can easily manage my schedule and notes.

  • She carries her organizer everywhere to ensure she never forgets an important date.

Synonyms

planner
vsorganizer
39 1.3

A book for writing appointments, tasks, and schedules

is an electronic personal information device, not a paper book
PDA
vsorganizer
  • Archaic
22 4.1

A small handheld electronic device for keeping schedules and contacts

is similar but described more generally as a small handheld information device
personal digital assistant
vsorganizer
  • Archaic
2 4.7

A small handheld electronic device for keeping contacts, schedules, and notes

is the basic personal information device, not focused on phone features
personal organizer
vsorganizer
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A small electronic device for keeping appointments, phone numbers, and notes

is the same but framed as a hand held computer style device
pocket planner
vsorganizer
3.6

A small calendar you carry in your pocket to write events and notes

is an electronic device rather than a paper calendar

Compounds

2 4.8

A person who helps workers join a union and work together for better pay

nucleolus organizer
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Part of a chromosome that makes the nucleolus after cell division

personal organizer
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A small electronic device for keeping appointments, phone numbers, and notes

nucleolar organizer
  • Specialized
9.6

A region on a chromosome that helps form the nucleolus after cell division

How Advanced

tablet
286 2.7
smartphone
227 1.8
organizer
  • Archaic
15 3.8
diary
479 1.0

Surface Forms

organizer singular
organizers plural

Morphology

organizer = organize (transparent) = organize + er

Formed by adding the productive agent/instrument suffix '-er' to the verb 'organize', so the meaning 'person or thing that organizes' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Organizer comes from the old Greek word organon, which means 'tool' or 'instrument' and later gave us the verb organize meaning 'to arrange'. So an organizer (the small electronic device) is like a little tool that helps you arrange your appointments, contacts, and notes.