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dispatcher

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dis⋅patch⋅er

[di-spach-er]
–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.

Origin:
1540–50; dispatch + -er 1
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dis·patch·er   (dĭs-pāch'ər)   
n.  One that dispatches, as:
a. One that sends out trains, buses, trucks, or cars according to a schedule.
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