Reorderer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person engaged in the task of changing the sequence of items for better arrangement or accessibility
2. An individual who organizes items by rearranging their sequence to improve order or efficiency
3. A person responsible for altering the order of elements to achieve a more suitable or functional arrangement

Etymology: "Reorderer" is about as plain as English word-building gets: it takes the verb "reorder", meaning to arrange items into a new sequence, and adds the suffix "-er", which turns a verb into a noun for the one who performs the action. A reorderer, then, is someone who rearranges things, whether that means shuffling items for a better layout or sequencing them so they are easier to find and use. The "re-" prefix in "reorder" means "again" or "anew", so the word carries the sense of putting things into an order a second time. The suffix "-er" is one of English's most productive endings and has been attached to countless verbs in the same way, from "baker" to "reader". The combination is transparent enough that a reader can work out the meaning without a dictionary, which is typical of such formations.

Synonyms: restocker