dispatcher

4 definitions • 5 examples

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.

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.

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.

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.