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schedulerA person or software system that creates and manages schedules or timetables

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A person or software system that creates and manages schedules or timetables

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskedʒuːlər/

Example Sentences

  • My mom acts like a human scheduler, reminding everyone about birthdays and appointments.
  • The hospital scheduler called to confirm my appointment next week.
  • Without a good scheduler, our project would be complete chaos.

scheduler

NOUN

[/ˈskedʒuːlər/]

A person or software system that creates and manages schedules or timetables

Person organizing schedules and appointments
💡 Concept

Person organizing schedules and appointments

The scheduler bridges the gap between healer and dealer!
🎵 Rhyme

The scheduler bridges the gap between healer and dealer!

Got the picture? Now let's practice.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈskedʒuːlər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈʃedjuːlə/

🌳Etymology

Rootschedule
Suffix--er

Origin

The word derives from Latin 'schedula', meaning 'small piece of paper' or 'sheet'. The meaning evolved from a paper used to write timetables to denote a tool or system for managing time and organizing tasks.

Breakdown

schedule (from Latin schedula, small paper) + -er (agent noun suffix denoting a person or device that performs an action).

🎵Rhyme

dealerhealerstealer
dealer
healer
stealer

🔗Collocations

task scheduler
appointment scheduler
automatic scheduler
event scheduler
production scheduler

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom acts like a human scheduler, reminding everyone about birthdays and appointments.

The hospital scheduler called to confirm my appointment next week.

Without a good scheduler, our project would be complete chaos.

The airline scheduler had to rearrange all flights due to the storm.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

plannerorganizercoordinatormanager

Antonyms

disorganizer

Related

scheduletimetablecalendarappointmentagenda

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