desk organizer

English

Noun

desk organizer (plural desk organizers)

1. 

   A typical desk organizer.

   A box or open tray, typically kept on the surface of a desk, divided into compartments for such office supplies as pens, pencils, paperclips, etc. They are meant to help keep your items in a small compact space.
   • 1988 Feb. 4, Suzanne Slesin, "Currents: An International Set of Desk Accessories," New York Times (retrieved 18 April 2015):

     The company's desk accessories, which include clocks, letter holders and a desk organizer, were designed by Alan Fletcher and Kenneth Grange in London, Takenobu Igarashi in Tokyo and Massimo Vignelli in New York.

   • 2015, "RISSLA Desk organizer, black $12.99," Ikea Canada Catalog (retrieved 18 April 2015):

     Helps you to keep your desk clear from small things like pens, rulers, mobile phone and USBs.

Synonyms

• desk caddy
• desk tidy
• desktop organizer

Further reading

• “desk organizer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.