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.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of expediter

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

Example Sentences

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expediter

They met working at Canlis, Chiu as executive pastry chef and Johnson as expediter then pandemic-project bagel-maker; Johnson also co-owned a small bakery in New York and grew up on Long Island.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

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

Mr. Conniff recalled spending many hours being shuffled from floor to floor with paperwork before hiring an expediter to get the permits.

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2016

I am just a plain, ordinary, "confidential expediter".

From A Spaceship Named McGuire by Randall Garrett