dispatcher

noun

employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service

the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

Roots

disdis- · Latin · away

Synonyms for dispatcher

yardmastern switchmann brakemann

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The word dispatcher breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root dis-, from Latin dis (“away”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.