dispatcher
/dɪˈspætʃə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डिस्पैचर
डिस्पैचर (वाहनों को आवश्यक स्थान पर भेजने वाला कर्मचारी)
Core word
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a person whose job is to send vehicles such as taxis, ambulances or police cars to where they are needed
डिस्पैचर (वाहनों को आवश्यक स्थान पर भेजने वाला कर्मचारी)
- The emergency dispatcher sent an ambulance within minutes.
- a taxi dispatcher
- The dispatcher told the fire engine to take the shorter road.
+ 2 more examples
- Dispatchers work in shifts to answer emergency calls at all hours.
- A police dispatcher sent two cars to the scene of the accident.
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a person whose job is to send out goods or post
प्रेषक, माल भेजने वाला
- The dispatcher checked every parcel before it left the warehouse.
- A dispatcher at the courier office sends out hundreds of parcels each morning.
- The dispatcher at the warehouse marked each box with its delivery address.
+ 2 more examples
- As a dispatcher, Imran makes sure the orders go out before noon.
- The dispatcher was blamed for sending the parcel to the wrong city.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a dispatcher (person)
It names a person whose job is to send out vehicles, goods or messages. It is countable.
यह उस व्यक्ति का नाम है जिसका काम वाहन, माल या संदेश भेजना है। यह गणनीय है।
- The dispatcher sent an ambulance to the accident spot.
- Two dispatchers work on every shift.
dispatcher + noun phrase of the service
It is often used with the service it belongs to: a police dispatcher, a taxi dispatcher, a bus dispatcher.
यह प्रायः उस सेवा के साथ आता है जिससे वह जुड़ा है: police dispatcher, taxi dispatcher।
- The taxi dispatcher gave me the driver's number.
dispatcher at / in + organisation
Use at or for the company where the person works.
जिस कंपनी में व्यक्ति काम करता है, उसके लिए 'at' या 'for' आता है।
- She works as a dispatcher at a courier firm.
spelling: dispatcher / despatcher
Dispatcher is the usual spelling; despatch is an older British variant.
'Dispatcher' सामान्य spelling है; 'despatch' पुराना ब्रिटिश रूप है।
- The despatcher signed the delivery slip.
+Collocations 5
type + dispatcher
policetaxiambulancefirebustrain
- The ambulance dispatcher took the call within seconds.
verb + dispatcher
callcontactwork astrain asradio
- He trained as a dispatcher at the control room.
dispatcher + noun
officedeskcentreradiosystem
- The dispatcher desk stays open all night.
adjective + dispatcher
experiencedbusynightchiefsenior
- The chief dispatcher checked every route.
dispatcher + task
send outassign routestrack vehicleshandle calls
- The dispatcher assigns routes and tracks vehicles.
“More examples 8
- The railway dispatcher decides which train gets the signal first.
रेलवे dispatcher तय करता है कि किस गाड़ी को पहले signal मिलेगा।
- Radhika's uncle is a dispatcher at the city's emergency control room.
राधिका के चाचा शहर के आपातकालीन नियंत्रण कक्ष में dispatcher हैं।
- The dispatcher gave the driver a new address by phone.
Dispatcher ने चालक को फ़ोन पर नया पता दिया।
- A good dispatcher must stay calm under pressure.
अच्छे dispatcher को दबाव में शांत रहना चाहिए।
- The courier firm hired another dispatcher for the festival rush.
कूरियर कंपनी ने त्योहार की भीड़ के लिए एक और dispatcher रखा।
- The dispatcher radioed the driver to take a different road.
Dispatcher ने चालक को रेडियो से दूसरा रास्ता लेने को कहा।
- The dispatcher at the fire station answers calls all night.
अग्निशमन केंद्र का dispatcher रात भर फ़ोन उठाता है।
- A dispatcher must know every road in the city.
Dispatcher को शहर की हर सड़क पता होनी चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She works like a dispatcher in a courier firm.
✓ She works as a dispatcher in a courier firm.
Use as for a job or role; like means similar to.
काम या पद के लिए 'as' आता है; 'like' का अर्थ 'जैसा' होता है।