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Arranger

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ar·range  (-rnj)
v. ar·ranged, ar·rang·ing, ar·rang·es
v.tr.
1. To put into a specific order or relation; dispose: arrange shoes in a neat row.
2. To plan or prepare for: arrange a picnic.
3. To bring about an agreement concerning; settle: "It has been arranged for him by his family to marry a girl of his own class" Edmund Wilson.
4. Music To reset (a composition) for other instruments or voices or as another style of performance.
v.intr.
1. To come to an agreement.
2. To make preparations; plan: arrange for a big wedding.

[Middle English arengen, from Old French arengier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + rengier, to put in a line (from reng, line; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots).]

ar·ranger n.
Synonyms: arrange, marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize
These verbs mean to distribute or dispose persons or things properly or methodically: arranging figures numerically; to marshal all relevant facts for presentation; ordered my chaotic life; organized the fundraiser; sorted the sweaters by color; systematized the assorted files.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Arrangerarranger - a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise; "she was the organizer of the meeting"
coordinator - someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
systematiser, systematizer, systemiser, systemizer, systematist, orderer - an organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas"
thinker - someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
2.Arrangerarranger - a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
musician - artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
orchestrator - an arranger who writes for orchestras

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Louisa seemed the principal arranger of the plan; and, as she went a little way with them, down the hill, still talking to Henrietta, Mary took the opportunity of looking scornfully around her, and saying to Captain Wentworth--
Without knowing how, Captain William Dobbin found himself the great promoter, arranger, and manager of the match between George Osborne and Amelia.
 
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