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sprayer

sprayer

3 3.0
A person who uses a machine to put liquids like paint or pesticide on surfaces
  • noun
  • /ˈspreɪər/
translation icon : pulverizador
  • After mixing the paint, I filled the sprayer to begin painting the fence.
  • hooded sprayer
  • sensor sprayer
  • sprayer's lung

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The landscaper demonstrated how to operate the sprayer for efficient application of herbicide.

Synonyms

painter
vssprayer
47 1.0

A person who puts colour on walls, furniture, or buildings as a job

targets a range of liquids including pesticides not only paint
coater
vssprayer
1 5.8

A person or machine that puts a thin layer of material like paint on a surface

applies liquids specifically by spraying rather than other coating methods

Surface Forms

sprayer singular
sprayers plural

Morphology

sprayer = spray (transparent) = spray + er

The word is transparently derived from the verb 'spray' with the agentive suffix '-er', indicating a person who sprays.

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.