dispatcher

dispatcher: dispatcher dis‧patch‧er [dɪˈspætʆə ǁ -ər] noun [countable]

1. someone whose job is to make sure that goods or workers are sent out at the right time JOBS TRANSPORT :

• At the centre, dispatchers keep track of taxis on monitor screens.

2. the person, company etc that has sent a package, goods etc TRANSPORT :

• The person receiving the parcel in prison could be prosecuted but the dispatcher could not be dealt with.

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dispatcher UK US /dɪˈspætʃə^r/ noun [C]

► TRANSPORT a person whose job is to make sure that planes, trains, or buses leave on time: »A dispatcher who was monitoring the flight sent messages to the plane's cockpit computer but got no response.

► TRANSPORT a person whose job is to manage a group of vehicles, especially for the emergency services, and send them where they are needed: »an emergency/911/police dispatcher
»He works as a truck dispatcher for a coal company.

► COMMERCE the person or company that has sent goods, a message, etc. to a place: »If there is a delay, you will need to contact the dispatcher.

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Dispatcher — Dis*patch er, n. One who dispatches. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispatcher — index carrier, informant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dispatcher — s.m. v. dispecer. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
dispatcher — mid 16c., agent noun from DISPATCH (Cf. dispatch) … Etymology dictionary
dispatcher — [di spach′ər; dis′pach΄ər] n. 1. a person who dispatches ☆ 2. a transportation worker who sends out trains, buses, trucks, etc., according to a schedule … English World dictionary
Dispatcher — This article is about the communications occupation. For the computer science function, see Dynamic dispatch. For the short term scheduler in computer multitasking, also called dispatcher, see scheduling (computing). Dispatchers are… … Wikipedia
dispatcher — 1. dispatcher ou dispatcheur [ dispatʃɶr ] n. m. • 1915; angl. dispatcher, de 2. dispatcher ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Personne qui s occupe d un dispatching. Recomm. offic. régulateur. 2 ♦ Comm. mar. Expert qui établit la part respective du transporteur et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Dispatcher — Ein Dispatcher (engl.: to dispatch = etwas erledigen, abschicken) ist eine Person, welche in einem Betrieb auf Leitungsebene arbeitet und dort für den optimalen Einsatz der aktuell zur Verfügung stehenden Mittel und den Informationsfluss… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dispatcher — Einsatzkoordinator; Koordinator; Einsatzleiter * * * Dis|pat|cher 〈[ pæ̣tʃə(r)] m. 3; EDV〉 Teil des Betriebssystems, das die einzelnen Bestandteile eines EDV Systems verwaltet u. den einzelnen Programmen zuteilt [zu engl. dispatch „abschicken,… … Universal-Lexikon

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