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dispatcher
[dih-spach-er]
noun
a person who dispatches.
a person who oversees the departure of trains, airplanes, buses, etc., as for a transportation company or railroad.
Slang.dispatchers, a fraudulently made pair of dice; loaded dice.
Other Word Forms
- predispatcher noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dispatcher1
Example Sentences
The woman had a day job as an emergency services dispatcher, but the voices made frequent appearances in her daily life, and her side hustle was communicating with the dead.
Although the woman matched the description of a suspect Kirk had received from a dispatcher, she was not armed or committing a crime when he confronted her, court records show.
Houseton matched a dispatcher’s description of a female suspect, but she was not armed or committing a crime at the time Kirk first confronted her, court records show.
He recited the sentences that dispatchers and security guards peppered him with in English at every stop:
In both incidents, callers reported hearing or witnessing a violent, active assault to 911 dispatchers, and later a body was found at each location.
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