An expeditor is someone or something that speeds up the progress of something.

Generally, an expeditor is anyone whose job is to speed up something, such as shipping and delivering a company’s products. Expediting a process can help make a business more efficient and therefore more profitable. Expeditors are employed in a variety of fields and will often be trained in logistics, scheduling, event planning, project management, or production.

In the restaurant industry, the expeditor is a specific role. A restaurant’s expeditor will speed up food service within the restaurant and sometimes the purchase and delivery of supplies and ingredients. In the kitchen, the expeditor helps chefs keep track of and prioritize orders to ensure food is being made as fast and as best as it can be.

Another specialized use of expeditor is a passport expeditor, which is a company or individual who can submit passport applications on behalf of a customer. While these companies can assist in receiving a passport faster than through the United States Postal Service, despite their name, they cannot expedite the US government’s process.

Expeditor can also be spelled expediter. Both are used equally.

Example: He was hired as a logistics specialist and has been the best expeditor the company has ever seen.

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