DISPATCHER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

Synonyms:

dispatcher; starter