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Definition of "dispatcher" []

  • One that dispatches, as: (noun)
  • One that sends out trains, buses, trucks, or cars according to a schedule. (noun)
  • Computer Science A routine that controls the order in which input and output devices obtain access to the processing system. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dispatcher" in a sentence
  • "Ms. Garcia, 38, a former school bus dispatcher, is 5 feet tall."
  • "When she calls the dispatcher, she regularly waits on hold for an hour."
  • "I tried to stay calm and I called the dispatcher and said that somebody hit us."