arranger
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ar·range
(ə-rānj′)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 or come to an agreement concerning; settle: Have the bride and groom arranged the date of the wedding?
4. Music To adapt or rework (a composition) for other instruments or voices or as another style of performance.
v.intr.
1. To come to an agreement: arrange with a friend for a ride to work.
2. To cause something to happen or make plans for something to happen: 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, rank (of warriors), line, of Germanic origin; see sker- in Indo-European roots).]
ar·rang′er n.
Synonyms: arrange, marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize
These verbs mean to distribute or dispose persons or things properly or methodically: arranged the students alphabetically by last name; marshaled all relevant facts for the presentation; ordered my chaotic life; organized her desk; sorted the sweaters by color; systematized his coin collection by country and date.
These verbs mean to distribute or dispose persons or things properly or methodically: arranged the students alphabetically by last name; marshaled all relevant facts for the presentation; ordered my chaotic life; organized her desk; sorted the sweaters by color; systematized his coin collection by country and date.
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| Noun | 1. |  arranger - 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. |  arranger - a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performancemusician - artist who composes or conducts music as a profession orchestrator - an arranger who writes for orchestras |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
arranger
[əˈreɪndʒər] n [music] → arrangeur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
arranger
n
(Mus) → Arrangeur(in) m(f)
(= organizer) → Organisator(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007