planner

/ˈplænə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈplænər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpla-nər/ (ame, mw)

planner — noun

  • plannersingular
  • plannersplural

1. a notebook, calendar, or app where you write down what you need to do and when,

1.名詞A2
釋義

a notebook, calendar, or app where you write down what you need to do and when, so you can keep track of your time.

例句

Lina opens her daily planner every morning and lists three tasks for the day.

daily planner; verb 'open'

I wrote the dentist appointment in my planner so I would not forget it.

write [event] in my planner

同義詞
  • diary

    British English; usually a paper book with a page per day

  • organizer

    older word, often a leather-bound paper system; now also any digital tool

  • calendar

    shows dates only; a planner adds space for tasks and notes

文法句型

[daily/weekly/meal] + planner

use a planner

in my planner

用法筆記

Subject is the user, not the planner itself, in most learner-friendly sentences. The modifier tells you the format (wall, desk, pocket) or the focus (daily, weekly, meal, project, wedding).

常見錯誤

❌My planner told me about the meeting.
✅My planner reminded me about the meeting.' / 'I checked my planner and saw the meeting.
💡a planner does not 'tell' you anything; you read it or it sends a notification.

2. a person paid to organize an event, project, or part of someone's life, working

2.名詞B2
釋義

a person paid to organize an event, project, or part of someone's life, working out all the details and timing in advance.

例句

Maya hired a wedding planner to handle the flowers, music, and seating chart.

compound noun: wedding planner

The party planner suggested a sunset boat ride for Diego's fortieth birthday.

[event] + planner pattern

同義詞
  • organizer

    broader; covers anyone arranging an event, even informally

  • coordinator

    stresses linking people and tasks together rather than designing the plan

  • consultant

    advises on what to do; a planner usually executes the plan as well

文法句型

[modifier] + planner

planner + for + [event/area]

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by a modifier that names the field or event being organized (wedding, party, event, financial, travel). A bare 'a planner' for a person sounds incomplete in most contexts.

常見錯誤

❌My planner told me to invest in bonds.
✅My financial planner told me to invest in bonds.
💡without a modifier, 'planner' for a person is too vague and is easily read as sense 1 (the document/app).

3. an expert who decides where roads, houses, parks, and other features should go i

3.名詞C1
釋義

an expert who decides where roads, houses, parks, and other features should go in a town or city, and shapes how the area will grow over time.

例句

City planners in Taipei are studying ways to add more bike lanes downtown.

city planner — most common form

The urban planner argued that the new market should sit closer to the train station.

urban planner + that-clause argument

同義詞
  • town planner

    British English equivalent; same role at town or city scale

  • urbanist

    broader thinker about cities; not always a working planner

文法句型

[urban/town/city] + planner

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 2: this sense always concerns physical land use (towns, cities, regions). The modifier is geographic (urban, town, city, regional), not an event type.

常見錯誤

❌A city planner organized the wedding venue downtown.
✅A wedding planner organized the venue downtown.
💡'city planner' is a profession in government or consultancy that designs how a city is built, not a person who books venues.