expediter

or ex·pe·di·tor

[ ek-spi-dahy-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that expedites something, especially one employed to move shipments on schedule, as for a railroad.

expediter

/ ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪtə /

noun

1. a person who expedites something, esp a person employed in an industry to ensure that work on each job progresses efficiently

Word History and Origins

Origin of expediter¹

First recorded in 1890–95; expedite + -er ¹

Example Sentences

They met working at Canlis, Chiu as executive pastry chef and Johnson as expediter then pandemic-project bagel-maker; Johnson also co-owned a small bakery in New York and grew up on Long Island.

From Seattle Times

Courier or expediter services charge a fee of anywhere between $150 and $300 to handle your passport application.

From Seattle Times

Courier or expediter services usually don’t have any better access to the passport system than the average person, according to Harding Bush, senior manager for security operations at Global Rescue.

From Seattle Times

She even served as expediter at Tail Up Goat while building out Boogy and Peel.

From Washington Post

She first reached out to a private passport expediter in her hometown, Austin, Texas, but after paying them more than $500 in hopes of getting the passports within a few days, she was surprised to be told that they expected the process to take five to seven weeks, and she’d have to deliver the paperwork to a passport office herself.

From New York Times