planners
🇬🇧 /ˈplænəz/
🇺🇸 /ˈplænɜrz/
📖 Definitions
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noun
People who make plans or organize events, projects, or activities in advance.; Professionals who design and develop plans for urban development, land use, or regional growth.; Books, notebooks, or digital tools used for organizing schedules, appointments, and tasks.; People who devise strategies or schemes, sometimes with a connotation of cunning or secrecy.; Financial advisors or consultants who help individuals or organizations manage investments, retirement, and long-term financial goals.; In manufacturing or production, individuals responsible for scheduling and coordinating the flow of materials and resources.
🔗 Details
Word forms
countable
Plural: planners
Collocations
city plannerurban plannerfinancial plannerwedding plannerdaily plannerplanner book
Derivatives
planplanningplannedreplanpreplan
Synonyms
organizerschedulerstrategistarchitectdesigner
Commonly confused
planer
EN: 'Planer' is a tool or machine for smoothing wood; 'planner' is a person who plans or a planning diary.
Spelling tips
EN: Remember 'planner' has a double 'n' (plan + n + er). Do not confuse it with 'planer' (one 'n'), which refers to a woodworking tool.
💬 Examples
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The event planners coordinated every detail of the wedding reception.
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City planners proposed a new zoning regulation to accommodate the growing population.
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She bought new planners for the upcoming year to keep track of her meetings and deadlines.
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The planners behind the heist had spent months studying the bank's security system.
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Many retirees rely on financial planners to ensure their savings will last throughout their later years.
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The production planners adjusted the schedule to account for the delayed shipment of raw materials.