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dispatcher

dispatcher

1 6.0
A person who signals the start of a race, for example by firing a gun
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈpætʃər/
translation icon : juez de salida
  • Walls returns with two espressos as the Dispatcher rattles on.

Examples

  • At thirty-three, he had never had a real girlfriend until this last summer, when he fell in love with the new dispatcher, a woman named Darlene Youngman who had come west from Pennsylvania.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The dispatcher raised a flag to signal the start of the marathon.

  • Just then, in the cab, the dispatcher announced, "Obama is president."

    Blog text (13)

  • One minute out. Dispatcher: Sixteen, Sixteen XRay.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Hydra dispatcher gave him permission to open up the throttle.

    Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

  • As the dispatcher called out the start time, the runners lined up at the starting line.

  • Before the race began, the dispatcher ensured all participants were ready to go.

Synonyms

starter
vsdispatcher
6 4.2

An official who gives the signal to begin a race

is the official responsible for signaling starts without specifying methods

Compounds

train dispatcher
5.0

A person who directs trains and controls their movement on railway tracks

Surface Forms

dispatcher singular
dispatchers plural

Morphology

dispatcher = dispatch (transparent) = dispatch + er

Agentive noun formed from the verb 'dispatch' meaning 'to send or send off'; the role 'one who dispatches' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word dispatcher comes from dispatch, which meant 'send away quickly' and the dis- part means 'away'. Think of the race official who 'sends' the runners off with a gun or flag, which is why a dispatcher signals the start.