DISPATCHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dispatcher mean? 

• DISPATCHER (noun)
  The noun DISPATCHER has 2 senses:

1. the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

2. employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service

  Familiarity information: DISPATCHER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISPATCHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dispatcher; starter

Hypernyms ("dispatcher" is a kind of...):

official (someone who administers the rules of a game or sport)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dispatcher" is a kind of...):

employee (a worker who is hired to perform a job)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dispatcher"):

train dispatcher; trainmaster; yardmaster (a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard)

Derivation:

dispatch (send away towards a designated goal)