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sprayer

sprayer

4 2.4
A device that makes liquid into a fine mist to wet plants or clean surfaces
  • noun
  • /ˈspreɪər/
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  • No scrub pads or brushes, just a power sprayer to get the stuck crud off.
  • an electrostatic sprayer
  • a cold fogger sprayer

I really recommend you either buy or rent an airless sprayer.

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Examples

  • So you can pump this sprayer up with your bicycle pump if you don't have a compressor.

  • The painter used a sprayer to apply an even coat of color to the fence quickly and efficiently.

  • Position the sprayer and release the valve.

  • When the girls were little, I used to wash their hair with this sprayer.

  • Finally, fill the bottle with liquid and screw on the sprayer assembly.

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  • We'll make sure it is really tight and then we want to make sure that the sprayer is set to off before we go turn the hose on.

  • I'm going to be using a pump sprayer that's just full of plain water.

  • While we were visiting Brandon's mom in Tennessee, she gave him an electric paint sprayer.

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  • Gawain, maybe you could fill a Hudson sprayer and spritz it down while I drill.

  • An electrostatic sprayer has a nozzle that charges tiny pesticide droplets with static electricity so they cling to plant leaves.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

spray
vssprayer
72 1.0

A small device that sends liquid out as a fine mist

is the broad name for any device that makes a fine mist
sprinkler
vssprayer
72 1.9

A device that sprays water over a lawn or garden to water plants

is designed to make a fine mist rather than to cover large outdoor areas
nebulizer
vssprayer
  • Specialized
5 6.6

A device that makes a fine mist from liquid for breathing or spraying

is a general misting device not focused specifically on inhalation
spray can
vssprayer
5 2.4

A small container that sprays liquid or gas when you press a button

is the general device not limited to small button activated units
atomizer
vssprayer
4 6.0

A small device that turns liquid into a fine spray for perfume or medicine

is the general device used across many liquids and settings
fogger
vssprayer
  • Specialized
3 4.4

A machine that makes a fine mist to kill insects or disinfect rooms

is the general device for small scale misting rather than heavy fog production
diffuser
vssprayer
2 3.6

A device that sends a light mist of essential oil into the air to scent a room

is a general misting device used for many tasks not only scenting
spray gun
vssprayer
1 3.6

A tool like a gun that sends out paint or other liquid in tiny drops

is the general device used for many liquids rather than mainly painting
aerosol container
vssprayer
1 3.9

A small metal or plastic can that holds liquid under pressure and sprays it as a fine mist

is any device for making mist not necessarily using pressurized gas
aerosol bomb
vssprayer
7.1

A container under pressure that sprays a fine mist of liquid or gas when opened

is the general device not specifically defined by being pressurized or propelled

How Powerful

spray can
5 2.4
sprayer
4 2.4
atomizer
4 6.0

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 device that sprays.

Etymology

Sprayer comes from the verb spray, which meant 'to scatter in small drops', just like the word sprinkle. So a sprayer is a tool or container that turns liquid into a fine mist or spray.