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planner

planner

124 3.2
A person who makes plans for towns, buildings, or events
  • noun
  • /ˈplænər/
translation icon : planificador
  • This blueprint was prepared by a group of urban planners and researchers.
  • urban planner
  • city planner
  • architects and planners

And that is what gets crowded out by government central planners claiming they're there to help.

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Examples

  • The meeting with the wedding planner was at 4:00.

  • She hired an experienced wedding planner to ensure the big day went smoothly.

  • The planner was really upset because I had made the planner look bad in front of the client.

  • Not to mention the most expensive wedding planner on the planet.

  • Have you ever thought about being a party planner?

  • This is Madison, the wedding planner I was telling you about.

  • Because I'm the greatest party planner in Los Angeles.

  • You're a very good planner.

  • She works as a city planner and she has a four outfits role.

  • Looking ahead to 2000, planners chart the course for the national conference in Washington.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

organizer
vsplanner
  • US
149 2.8

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

is more about formal project planning and long term development
strategist
vsplanner
137 5.1

A person who plans and directs actions in war or business

focuses more on practical event or area organization than high level direction
orchestrator
vsplanner
1 6.4

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

focuses more on creating development and project plans rather than only coordinating
contriver
vsplanner
1 8.3

A person who thinks up clever plans or ideas

is a professional role for organized development, not crafty plotting
strategian
vsplanner
  • Archaic
9.5

A person who plans actions to win in war or competition

is used for general project planning rather than battle or contest strategy
deviser
vsplanner
7.0

A person who invents or plans new things

focuses more on managing development than on inventing clever plans
calendarist
vsplanner
7.6

A person who manages other people's schedules and appointments

covers broader planning of projects and development beyond just dates

Compounds

A person who plans events like weddings and conferences for clients

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

How Action-Oriented

go-getter
16 5.0
self-starter
2 5.6
doer
40 3.5
organizer
  • US
149 2.8
planner
124 3.2
talker
69 2.1

Surface Forms

planner singular
planners plural

Morphology

planner = plan (transparent) = plan + er

This is a regular agent noun meaning 'a person who plans'.

Etymology

Planner comes from the word plan, meaning 'a list of steps or a schedule', plus the ending -er, meaning 'one who'. So a planner is a person who makes plans or organizes projects, which is why a city planner helps design neighbourhoods and an event planner arranges all the details.