Dispatcher
noun
A person whose job is to send people or vehicles to different places.
The police dispatcher sent a patrol car to the scene of the accident.
Often appears as...
- emergency dispatcher
- police dispatcher
noun
In computing, a routine or managing program that controls data flow or prioritizes tasks.
The operating system used a dispatcher to manage the tasks.
Often appears as...
- event dispatcher
- task dispatcher
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person whose job is to send people or vehicles to different places.
The police dispatcher sent a patrol car to the scene of the accident.
Often appears as...
- emergency dispatcher
- police dispatcher
noun
In computing, a routine or managing program that controls data flow or prioritizes tasks.
The operating system used a dispatcher to manage the tasks.
Often appears as...
- event dispatcher
- task dispatcher
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emergency Context
Often used in critical services for rapid response, like police or medical emergencies.
An ambulance dispatcher quickly sent a vehicle to the reported location.
Pro Tip 2/3Communications Hub
The dispatcher acts as the central point of communication, coordinating multiple units.
The taxi dispatcher directed drivers to areas with high demand.
Pro Tip 3/3Calm Under Pressure
Dispatchers must remain composed, as they deal with stressful and high-stakes situations.
Despite the chaos, the fire dispatcher remained calm and organized.
Pro Tip 1/3Emergency Context
Often used in critical services for rapid response, like police or medical emergencies.
An ambulance dispatcher quickly sent a vehicle to the reported location.
Pro Tip 2/3Communications Hub
The dispatcher acts as the central point of communication, coordinating multiple units.
The taxi dispatcher directed drivers to areas with high demand.
Pro Tip 3/3Calm Under Pressure
Dispatchers must remain composed, as they deal with stressful and high-stakes situations.
Despite the chaos, the fire dispatcher remained calm and organized.
Pro Tip 1/3Emergency Context
Often used in critical services for rapid response, like police or medical emergencies.
An ambulance dispatcher quickly sent a vehicle to the reported location.
Pro Tip 2/3Communications Hub
The dispatcher acts as the central point of communication, coordinating multiple units.
The taxi dispatcher directed drivers to areas with high demand.
Pro Tip 3/3Calm Under Pressure
Dispatchers must remain composed, as they deal with stressful and high-stakes situations.
Despite the chaos, the fire dispatcher remained calm and organized.
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Video examples
James Patten: The best...
that represent police, fire and rescue, and a dispatcher can grab them and place them on the map to tell those units where to go, and then the position of the units on the map gets synced up with the position of those units in the real world. This is a video chat application.
Video examples
A Dangerous Night In...
DISPATCHER --checking out. We've got bottles through the window. DISPATCHER in that area. We have a fireman shot. We have a fireman shot. We need help immediately. DISPATCHER Roger. We can't make it down in front with a gurney.
Video examples
James Patten: The best...
that represent police, fire and rescue, and a dispatcher can grab them and place them on the map to tell those units where to go, and then the position of the units on the map gets synced up with the position of those units in the real world. This is a video chat application.
Video examples
A Dangerous Night In...
DISPATCHER --checking out. We've got bottles through the window. DISPATCHER in that area. We have a fireman shot. We have a fireman shot. We need help immediately. DISPATCHER Roger. We can't make it down in front with a gurney.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Joe R. Lansdale
American Writer
I was a house dad. Once, my wife was working as a dispatcher at the fire department, and I was staying home and writing while baby-sitting my son, who hardly ever slept. So I wrote in twenty-minute patches. Some of that early stuff is just dreadful. I got a thousand rejects.
Quote examples
Manuel Moroun
American Businessman
I was a dispatcher, flat-tire fixer, changed the oil, fixed the fan belts. There was nothing too good for me.
Quote examples
Joe R. Lansdale
American Writer
I was a house dad. Once, my wife was working as a dispatcher at the fire department, and I was staying home and writing while baby-sitting my son, who hardly ever slept. So I wrote in twenty-minute patches. Some of that early stuff is just dreadful. I got a thousand rejects.
Quote examples
Manuel Moroun
American Businessman
I was a dispatcher, flat-tire fixer, changed the oil, fixed the fan belts. There was nothing too good for me.
Example 1 of 2
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