dispatcher
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ər noun
1.
a person who dispatches.
2.
a person who oversees the departure of trains, airplanes, buses, etc., as for a transportation company or railroad.
3.
dispatchers, Slang. a fraudulently made pair of dice; loaded dice.
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dispatch or despatch (dɪˈspætʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to send off promptly, as to a destination or to perform a task |
| 2. | to discharge or complete (a task, duty, etc) promptly |
| 3. | informal to eat up quickly |
| 4. | to murder or execute |
| —n | |
| 5. | the act of sending off a letter, messenger, etc |
| 6. | prompt action or speed (often in the phrase with dispatch) |
| 7. | an official communication or report, sent in haste |
| 8. | journalism a report sent to a newspaper, etc, by a correspondent |
| 9. | murder or execution |
| [C16: from Italian dispacciare, from Provençal despachar, from Old French despeechier to set free, from des- | |
| despatch or despatch | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Italian dispacciare, from Provençal despachar, from Old French despeechier to set free, from des- | |
| dis'patcher or despatch | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
When the shooter pointed his gun to her head, she handed the phone to him and persuaded him to talk to the police dispatcher.
She rolls out of the garage listening to the dispatcher's silence.
There's no fuel to either fly them out or fly food in, so the dispatcher suggests that they build a raft and float down the river.
The switchboard operator routed her call to the hotel's security dispatcher.
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