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dispenser

dispenser

25 3.5
A device that gives small amounts of liquid like soap or water
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈpɛnsər/
translation icon : dispensador
  • She pressed the button on the soap dispenser to get some for her hands.
  • pheromone dispenser
  • ink dispenser
  • washroom dispensers

So live unboxing of the Darth Vader Pez dispenser.

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Examples

  • Jerry goes to a water dispenser, calming himself, and fills a small Dixie cup.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Dolly's white tape dispenser, pencil cup, and letter opener were not agency issue, either.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • You want coffee to go, I put the cream in here and use the dispenser.

  • Well, just check on the soap dispenser.

  • This marble soap dispenser is like my favorite purchase from today.

  • Would you get Nancy a pad, please, from the dispenser on the wall?

  • And he suggested dispensers for safe water, which gives people the ability to clean their water in a cheap way.

  • Yeah, there's my craft paper dispenser, just in time for the holiday season.

  • Chase turns the crank on the paper towel dispenser, but no paper comes out.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The Quip floss dispenser comes with free mark string to help you use just enough.

Synonyms

shaker
vsdispenser
27 2.0

A small container you shake to add salt or mix drinks

releases contents in measured or prescribed amounts rather than by shaking
discharger
vsdispenser
  • Specialized
6.9

A person or machine that lets electricity flow out

releases contents in measured or prescribed amounts rather than uncontrolled flow

Compounds

A container that holds liquid soap and gives some when you use it

A machine outside a bank that gives out money when you use a bank card and code

island dispenser
  • Specialized
8.6

A pump at a service station that gives fuel to cars from underground tanks

How Controlled

autoinjector
  • Specialized
1 6.0
dispenser
25 3.5
pop bottle
  • US
2 1.1
bottle
1.0
container
245 1.3

Surface Forms

dispenser singular
dispensers plural

Morphology

dispenser = dispense (transparent) = dispense + er

Standard agent/instrument nominalization: the verb 'dispense' plus '-er' yields a person or device that dispenses, which is predictable for learners.

Etymology

Dispenser comes from the verb dispense, which means 'to give out' in parts and is related to the familiar word spend. So a dispenser is a container or device that 'gives out' measured amounts, such as soap or water.