Dispenser

//dɪˈspɛnsə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something or someone that dispenses things.

    "While we know – because the script tells us so – that the people we are watching are in love and in pain and in trouble, they never come across as more than dispensers of sparkling aperçus."

  2. 2
    a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts wordnet
  3. 3
    Something or someone that dispenses things.; An object used to dispense other items.

    "a toilet-paper dispenser"

  4. 4
    a person who dispenses wordnet
  5. 5
    Something or someone that dispenses things.; A person who makes up prescriptions, such as an optician or pharmacist.

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apothecarychemist

Example

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"Just one look at the amusing dispenser, colorful animal tiles, two-sided bingo cards, and transparent monkey chips and you know you're in for some serious fun."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman dispensour, from Old French despenseor, from Latin dispensator. By surface analysis, dispense + -er.

Related phrases

cash dispensercoin dispensersoap dispensertape dispenser

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