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dispatcher

dis·patch·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-spach-er]
    • /dɪˈspætʃ ər/
    • /dɪˈspætʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-spach-er]
    • /dɪˈspætʃ ər/

Definitions of dispatcher word

  • noun dispatcher a person who dispatches. 1
  • noun dispatcher a person who oversees the departure of trains, airplanes, buses, etc., as for a transportation company or railroad. 1
  • noun dispatcher dispatchers, Slang. a fraudulently made pair of dice; loaded dice. 1
  • noun dispatcher Agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches. 1
  • noun dispatcher transport controller 1
  • noun dispatcher sender 1

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Origin of dispatcher

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; dispatch + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dispatcher

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dispatcher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dispatcher usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dispatcher

noun dispatcher

  • gofer — an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
  • go-between — a person who acts as an agent or intermediary between persons or groups; emissary.
  • bearer — The bearer of something such as a message is the person who brings it to you.
  • runner — a person, animal, or thing that runs, especially as a racer.
  • herald — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.

Antonyms for dispatcher

noun dispatcher

  • receiver — a person or thing that receives.
  • sender — a person or thing that sends.
  • recipient — a person or thing that receives; receiver: the recipient of a prize.

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