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dispatcher

[dih-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. Slang.dispatchers, a fraudulently made pair of dice; loaded dice.



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Other Word Forms

  • predispatcher noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dispatcher1

First recorded in 1540–50; dispatch + -er 1
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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.

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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.

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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.

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He recited the sentences that dispatchers and security guards peppered him with in English at every stop:

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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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