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- DictionaryDis·patch·er/dəˈspaCHər/
noun
- 1. a person whose job is to receive messages and organize the movement of people or vehicles, especially in the emergency services: "he told the dispatcher that his wife wasn't breathing"
noun. a person who dispatches. a person who oversees the departure of trains, airplanes, buses, etc., as for a transportation company or railroad. dispatchers,Slang. a fraudulently made pair of dice; loaded dice. Discover More.
a person who is responsible for sending out people or vehicles to where they are needed, especially emergency vehicles: He has been an ambulance dispatcher for ten years, working in our central control room. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Messengers and people who deliver things. bearer. broker.
A dispatcher is someone whose work involves receiving messages and organizing the movement of ambulances and other vehicles. Being a dispatcher requires excellent communication skills in a high-pressure environment.
a person who is responsible for sending out people or vehicles to where they are needed, especially emergency vehicles: He has been an ambulance dispatcher for ten years, working in our central control room. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Messengers and people who deliver things. bearer. broker. courier. deliveryman. despatcher.
A dispatcher. A dispatcher is a communications worker who receives and transmits information to coordinate operations of other personnel and vehicles carrying out a service.
dis·patch·er. (dĭs-păch′ər) n. 1. One that dispatches: a dispatcher of good news. 2. A person who sends out trains, buses, trucks, or cars according to a schedule. 3. A person who sends out police cars, ambulances, taxis, or other vehicles in response to reported emergencies or requests for service.
Definition of dispatcher noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dĭs-păchər. A person who dispatches. A transportation worker who sends out trains, buses, trucks, etc., according to a schedule. In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
A dispatcher is someone who works for an organization such as the police or the fire department and whose job is to send members of the organization to the places where they are needed.
a news story transmitted to a newspaper, wire service, or the like, by one of its reporters, or by a wire service to a newspaper or other news agency.
