dispatcher

Meanings

Plural: dispatchers

Noun

• the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
• employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
• Agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
• In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
• A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
• Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.

Synonyms

starter