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expediter

American  
[ek-spi-dahy-ter] / ˈɛk spɪˌdaɪ tər /
Or expeditor

noun

  1. a person or thing that expedites something, especially one employed to move shipments on schedule, as for a railroad.


expediter British  
/ ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪtə /

noun

  1. a person who expedites something, esp a person employed in an industry to ensure that work on each job progresses efficiently

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of expediter

First recorded in 1890–95; expedite + -er 1

Example Sentences

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She even served as expediter at Tail Up Goat while building out Boogy and Peel.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022

San Francisco permit expediter Rodrigo Santos was indicted in November, after prosecutors claimed he arranged for his clients to donate thousands of dollars to a local rugby club in exchange for city permits.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2022

He was an expediter at Boeing, which is a fancy way of saying he was a parts runner, zipping along in his little Datsun pickup when he wasn’t hanging out in his office talking baseball.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2019

Terje is the theorist, and a pontificator with a peacock streak; Mona is the expediter and interpreter — not just for the diverse participants in the peace talks, but for the audience as well.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2017

Happily, an expediter was not needed in the Transbalkanian Steel Complex.

From Expediter by Reynolds, Mack

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