Noun: organiser 'or-gu,nI-zu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: organizer)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: organizer)
- A person who brings order and organization to an enterprise
"she was the organiser of the meeting";
- organizer, arranger
- Someone who enlists workers to join a union
"The labour organiser spoke passionately about workers' rights at the factory meeting";
- organizer, labor organizer [US], labour organizer [Brit, Cdn], labour organiser [Brit]
- A lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
"She kept all her appointments in her electronic organiser"; "personal organisers were popular before smartphones took over";
- personal digital assistant, PDA, personal organizer, personal organiser [Brit], organizer
Derived forms: organisers
Type of: electronic device, thinker, union representative
Encyclopedia: Organiser