n. In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles
n. A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled
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n. One who dispatches.
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n. employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
n. the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
Word Usage
"I tried to stay calm and I called the dispatcher and said that somebody hit us."