sprayer
- noun
- /ˈspreɪər/
- After mixing the paint, I filled the sprayer to begin painting the fence.
- hooded sprayer
- sensor sprayer
- sprayer's lung
Examples
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Deep Hollow grower Philip Barbour's farm was the test site for a hooded sensor sprayer that helped him reduce herbicide costs dramatically.
Academic text (1999) -
So for anyone who was wondering if it was worth it to set up the sprayer, the answer is, oh, hard to say.
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Carl looked grave as he put the sprayer back into the truck.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Yup, this here equipment is a sprayer," the man had said in response to Curt's question.
Fiction book (1999) -
After laying the top row, they would give all of the timbers a final coat of stain with the sprayer.
Fiction book (1998) -
You can see this huge tractor with a sprayer probably spraying glyphosate for the round up ready soybeans.
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A flow regulator was mounted within the wands of the backpack sprayers to maintain a consistent application of the herbicide and water.
Academic text (2017) -
Dinelli applied the compost tea at different rates, mixtures, and brew times through a conventional sprayer used for fungicides.
Academic text (1997) -
The farmer used the sprayer to apply pesticides evenly across the entire field.
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The landscaper demonstrated how to operate the sprayer for efficient application of herbicide.
Synonyms
A person who puts colour on walls, furniture, or buildings as a job
A person or machine that puts a thin layer of material like paint on a surface
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sprayer comes from the verb spray, which originally meant 'to scatter in small drops', much like the familiar word sprinkle. So a sprayer is a person whose job is to put liquid on surfaces by spraying it.