dispatcher

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UK/ˈdɪs.pætʃ.ə(ɹ)/

noun

In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.

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Meanings

noundispatcher (plural dispatchers)

plural dispatchers

  1. agentAgent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
  2. In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.

    The organization of Decline to Sign involved trained teams sent out to where 608/610 supporters were gathering signatures, alerted by dispatchers operating a hotline to which anyone could call in—from a mall, the ferry terminals, holiday events, etc. when signature gatherers were sighted.

    1994 October, Richard Isaac, “Bigot Busters v. Religious Right: Bigot Busters Win”, in Gay Community News, page 6
  3. computingA piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
  4. slanggamblingAny die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.

    First see that each die has all six figures upon it, for some dice are dispatchers, made with double numbers, […]

    1897, Robert Frederick Foster, Foster's Complete Hoyle, page 565
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    He also knew, with another proficient glance, that the dice the youngster jiggled were likely a pair of dispatchers—so named because they effectively "dispatched" their intended targets: suckers.

    2013, Lisa Plumley, The Honor-Bound Gambler, page 9

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀποστολεύς
  • ἀποστολεύς (apostoleús)one who dispatches (something)
Bulgarian експедитор, диспечер
  • експедитор (ekspeditor)one who dispatches (something)
  • диспечер (dispečer)a person who controls the movements of vehicles
Chinese Mandarin 調度 /调度
  • 調度 /调度 (diàodù)a person who controls the movements of vehicles
Czech dispečer
  • dispečera person who controls the movements of vehicles
Finnish liikenteenohjaaja, junasuorittaja
  • liikenteenohjaajaa person who controls the movements of vehicles
  • junasuorittajaa person who controls the movements of vehicles
  • junanlähettäjäa person who controls the movements of vehicles
French expéditeur, régulateur
  • expéditeurone who dispatches (something)
  • régulateura person who controls the movements of vehicles
German Flugdienstberater, Dispatcher
  • Flugdienstberatera person who controls the movements of vehicles
  • Dispatchera person who controls the movements of vehicles
  • Fahrdienstleitera person who controls the movements of vehicles
Greek διανομέας, επιλογέας
  • διανομέας (dianoméas)one who dispatches (something)
  • επιλογέας (epilogéas)a piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled
Hungarian küldő, feladó
  • küldőone who dispatches (something)
  • feladóone who dispatches (something)
  • diszpécsera person who controls the movements of vehicles
  • forgalomirányítóa person who controls the movements of vehicles
  • menetirányítóa person who controls the movements of vehicles
Italian mittente, spedizioniere
  • mittenteone who dispatches (something)
  • spedizioniereone who dispatches (something)
  • dispatchera piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled
Japanese ディスパッチャ
  • ディスパッチャ (disupatcha)a person who controls the movements of vehicles
Romanian expeditor, trimițător
  • expeditorone who dispatches (something)
  • trimițătorone who dispatches (something)
  • dispecera person who controls the movements of vehicles
Russian экспеди́тор, диспе́тчер
  • экспеди́тор (ekspedítor)one who dispatches (something)
  • диспе́тчер (dispétčer)a person who controls the movements of vehicles
Spanish despachador
  • despachadorone who dispatches (something)
Swedish tågklarerare
  • tågklarerarea person who controls the movements of vehicles

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APA

dispatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispatcher

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