dispatcher
Americannoun
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a person who dispatches.
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a person who oversees the departure of trains, airplanes, buses, etc., as for a transportation company or railroad.
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Slang. dispatchers, a fraudulently made pair of dice; loaded dice.
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Explanation
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. An emergency dispatcher's work day might include getting phone calls from people who need medical assistance or the help of firefighters. A taxi dispatcher, on the other hand, communicates with each cab driver about where to pick up passengers who've called for rides. To dispatch is to send something off quickly, and for most dispatchers, their job is dispatching vehicles.
Vocabulary lists containing dispatcher
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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Los Angeles County Supervising Fire Dispatcher Ed Pickett said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has alerted the county Fire Department, but that the State Department hasn’t made an official request for aid.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2023
"We are very proud of how Officer Valdez and Dispatcher Anthony Bonilla responded," Chief Ramon Batista told the Republic of the now-viral tale.
From Fox News • Nov. 4, 2019
Orlando Police Dispatcher: Emergency 911, this is being recorded.
From US News • Jun. 20, 2016
Dispatcher: “O.K., we don’t need you to do that.”
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2012
Dispatcher: “Is there anybody else injured on the scene?”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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