Dispatcher

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dispatcher \Dis*patch"er\, n.
     One who dispatches.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dispatcher
       n 1: the official who signals the beginning of a race or
            competition [syn: {starter}]
       2: employee of a transportation company who controls the
          departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and
          in the interest of efficient service

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "dispatcher":
     baggage man, bakehead, brakeman, brakie, butcher, conductor,
     fireman, footplate man, guard, lineman, porter, railroad man,
     railroader, redcap, smoke agent, stationmaster, stoker, switchman,
     trainboy, trainman, trainmaster, yardman, yardmaster