Meaning & use
organiser
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Meanings
nouncountableBritish
A person who plans an event or activity and makes sure everything is arranged.
Grammar: Countable; British spelling of organizer.
Patterns
- the organiser of something
The organiser of the festival booked all the bands months ahead.
Ask the organiser if there is still room on the trip.
She is a natural organiser who never forgets a deadline.
nouncountableBritish
A person who brings workers or community members together to act as a group.
Grammar: Often combined with a type: a union organiser.
Patterns
- a union organiser
- community organiser
The union organiser visited the factory to speak with staff.
A community organiser helped residents campaign for a new crossing.
Campaign organisers distributed leaflets door to door.
nouncountableBritish
A planner, folder or container that helps you keep things in order.
Grammar: Countable; often written as a compound: a desk organiser.
Patterns
- a desk organiser
She keeps her appointments in a leather organiser.
A drawer organiser stopped the cutlery from sliding around.
I bought a shoe organiser for the hallway.
Word forms
| plural | organisers |
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Common combinations
- event organiser
- The event organiser checked the stage lights.
- wedding organiser
- A wedding organiser arranged the flowers.
- personal organiser
- His personal organiser was full of notes.
- union organiser
- The union organiser called a meeting.
- chief organiser
- The chief organiser thanked the volunteers.
Synonyms and how they differ
- planner
- Planner is more general and can also mean a calendar book, and it suggests designing rather than running an event.
- coordinator
- Coordinator highlights linking many people or teams, whereas organiser covers the whole arrangement.
- promoter
- Promoter is used for events like concerts and focuses on advertising and money.
- host
- Host welcomes guests at an event, which is not the same as arranging it.
Word family
Commonly confused: organiser or organizer? organiser or organism?
organiser vs organizer
Organizer is the same word in American spelling, so choose one spelling and keep it consistent.
organiser vs organism
An organism is a living thing; an organiser is a person or tool for arranging.
Practice
Which spelling is British for the person who plans an event?
Choose one answer.
Organiser is the British spelling. Organizer is the American form, and the others are misspellings.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “organiser”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.