dispatcher
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- noun
- /dɪsˈpætʃər/
:
operador de emergencias
- "With you in a minute," says the dispatcher, emptying and filing 11 x 14 manila envelopes.
- a 911 dispatcher
- a police dispatcher
- an emergency dispatcher
Examples
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"Got a weird one," the dispatcher told him when he reported in.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then he was a taxi dispatcher for many years, and he's long since retired.
Fiction book (1994) -
- Dispatcher received a call of shots fired in the area.
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Tell all dispatchers to remain at the post.
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It's a civil matter," stated the police dispatcher to a mother who reported her child abducted.
Academic text (2017) -
We learned this from one of the dispatchers on duty at the time.
Fiction book (1990) -
Deputy Carver speaks on a phone extension while the dispatcher sits nearby.
Fiction book (1997) -
Dispatcher: 555, staging is gonna be in front of the building.
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In my headphones, I hear a stranger's voice talking to the dispatcher at the Petersburg flying service.
Fiction book (1997) -
The dispatcher quickly coordinated the response team to ensure help arrived on time.
Synonyms
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A person who plans and directs deliveries so packages reach the correct place
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Etymology
The word dispatcher comes from dispatch, which meant 'send away quickly' and the dis- part means 'away'. Think of someone who 'sends out' buses, trucks, or workers to jobs, which is why a dispatcher assigns vehicles and people to routes.