dispatcher

Meaning

1. (agent, form-of) Agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
2. In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
3. A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
4. (slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.

dispatch

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

starter

sender

expediter

consigner

despatcher

distributor

divider

scheduler

transmitter

flying control officer

traffic controller

traffic superintendent

materials requirements planner

allotter

procurement manager

commutator

consignor

controller

Translations

expedidor

régulateur

largueur

répartiteur

expéditeur

expedidor

Disponent

mittente

Rechenzeitverteiler

despachador

Abfertigungsbeamter

Dispatcher

επιλογέας

αποστολέας

διανομέας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪs.pætʃ.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From dispatch + -er.