dispatcher
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- Words With Friends
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/ˈdɪs.pætʃ.ə(ɹ)/
(UK)
Definition of dispatcher
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (agent, form-of)Agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
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noun
- (agent, form-of)Agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
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In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
“The organization of Decline to Sign involved trained teams sent out to where 608/610 supporters were gathering signatures, alerted by dispatchers operating a hotline to which anyone could call in—from a mall, the ferry terminals, holiday events, etc. when signature gatherers were sighted.”
- A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
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(slang)Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
“First see that each die has all six figures upon it, for some dice are dispatchers, made with double numbers, […]”
“He also knew, with another proficient glance, that the dice the youngster jiggled were likely a pair of dispatchers—so named because they effectively "dispatched" their intended targets: suckers.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From dispatch + -er.
Words you can make from dispatcher
200+ playable · top: CADETSHIP (17 pts)
Best play cadetship 17 points9-letter words
6 words8-letter words
38 words- DESPATCH 16 pts
- DISPATCH 16 pts
- SCARPHED 16 pts
- ASPHERIC 15 pts
- CHAPITER 15 pts
- CHAPTERS 15 pts
- HEPATICS 15 pts
- PARCHESI 15 pts
- PASTICHE 15 pts
- PATCHERS 15 pts
- PATCHIER 15 pts
- PHREATIC 15 pts
- PISTACHE 15 pts
- PITCHERS 15 pts
- SERAPHIC 15 pts
- DITCHERS 14 pts
- PITHEADS 14 pts
- RACHIDES 14 pts
- RAPHIDES 14 pts
- STARCHED 14 pts
- TRACHEID 14 pts
- ADSCRIPT 13 pts
- CHARIEST 13 pts
- PERACIDS 13 pts
- PICRATED 13 pts
- PREDICTS 13 pts
- SCRIPTED 13 pts
- SPICATED 13 pts
- THERIACS 13 pts
- TRIPHASE 13 pts
- CRISPATE 12 pts
- HARDIEST 12 pts
- PARETICS 12 pts
- PICRATES 12 pts
- PRACTISE 12 pts
- ACRIDEST 11 pts
- RAPIDEST 11 pts
- TRAIPSED 11 pts
7-letter words
130 words- CHIRPED 15 pts
- EDAPHIC 15 pts
- PARCHED 15 pts
- PATCHED 15 pts
- PITCHED 15 pts
- APHETIC 14 pts
- CERIPHS 14 pts
- CHAPTER 14 pts
- CHIPSET 14 pts
- CIPHERS 14 pts
- EPARCHS 14 pts
- HAPTICS 14 pts
- HEPATIC 14 pts
- HEPCATS 14 pts
- PARCHES 14 pts
- PATCHER 14 pts
- PATCHES 14 pts
- PITCHER 14 pts
- PITCHES 14 pts
- REPATCH 14 pts
- SPATHIC 14 pts
- SPHERIC 14 pts
- APHIDES 13 pts
- CHAIRED 13 pts
- CHARTED 13 pts
- CHIDERS 13 pts
- CRASHED 13 pts
- DIPHASE 13 pts
- DITCHER 13 pts
- DITCHES 13 pts
- ECHARDS 13 pts
- HEPTADS 13 pts
- HERDICS 13 pts
- PHRASED 13 pts
- PITHEAD 13 pts
- RAPHIDE 13 pts
- SCATHED 13 pts
- SHARPED 13 pts
- SPATHED 13 pts
- ACHIEST 12 pts
- AITCHES 12 pts
- CAHIERS 12 pts
- CASHIER 12 pts
- CHASTER 12 pts
- CITHERS 12 pts
- CRISPED 12 pts
- DEPICTS 12 pts
- DISCEPT 12 pts
- HARPIES 12 pts
- HARPIST 12 pts
- HIPSTER 12 pts
- PERACID 12 pts
- PERCIDS 12 pts
- PREDICT 12 pts
- RACHETS 12 pts
- RATCHES 12 pts
- REDCAPS 12 pts
- RICHEST 12 pts
- SCARPED 12 pts
- SCRAPED 12 pts
- SHARPIE 12 pts
- TEPHRAS 12 pts
- THERIAC 12 pts
- THREAPS 12 pts
- AIRSHED 11 pts
- AIRTHED 11 pts
- ASEPTIC 11 pts
- CARPETS 11 pts
- DASHIER 11 pts
- DEARTHS 11 pts
- DEHAIRS 11 pts
- DITHERS 11 pts
- HARDEST 11 pts
- HARDIES 11 pts
- HARDSET 11 pts
- HATREDS 11 pts
- PACIEST 11 pts
- PARETIC 11 pts
- PICRATE 11 pts
- PREACTS 11 pts
- PRECAST 11 pts
- SCRAPIE 11 pts
- SHADIER 11 pts
- SHARTED 11 pts
- SHIRTED 11 pts
- SPACIER 11 pts
- SPECTRA 11 pts
- SPICATE 11 pts
- THREADS 11 pts
- TRASHED 11 pts
- TRICEPS 11 pts
- ASPIRED 10 pts
- CREDITS 10 pts
- DACITES 10 pts
- DEPARTS 10 pts
- DESPAIR 10 pts
- DIAPERS 10 pts
- DIPTERA 10 pts
- DIRECTS 10 pts
- DISPART 10 pts
- DRASTIC 10 pts
- HASTIER 10 pts
- PARTIED 10 pts
- PETARDS 10 pts
- PIRATED 10 pts
- PRAISED 10 pts
- RADICES 10 pts
- REDACTS 10 pts
- SCARTED 10 pts
- SIDECAR 10 pts
- SPIRTED 10 pts
- STRIPED 10 pts
- ATRESIC 9 pts
- CRISTAE 9 pts
- PARTIES 9 pts
- PASTIER 9 pts
- PIASTER 9 pts
- PIASTRE 9 pts
- PIRATES 9 pts
- PRATIES 9 pts
- RACIEST 9 pts
- STEARIC 9 pts
- TRAIPSE 9 pts
- ARIDEST 8 pts
- ASTRIDE 8 pts
- DIASTER 8 pts
- DISRATE 8 pts
- STAIDER 8 pts
- TARDIES 8 pts
- TIRADES 8 pts
6-letter words
25 words- CAPISH 13 pts
- APHIDS 12 pts
- ARCHED 12 pts
- ACHIER 11 pts
- ARCHES 11 pts
- CAHIER 11 pts
- CAPSID 11 pts
- APICES 10 pts
- ASPECT 10 pts
- CAPERS 10 pts
- CAPRIS 10 pts
- ADEPTS 9 pts
- AIRTHS 9 pts
- ASHIER 9 pts
- CADETS 9 pts
- CADRES 9 pts
- CAIRDS 9 pts
- CARIED 9 pts
- ASPIRE 8 pts
- CARETS 8 pts
- CARIES 8 pts
- AIDERS 7 pts
- AIRTED 7 pts
- AIREST 6 pts
- ARTSIE 6 pts
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