soap dispenser
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2.2
- noun
- /soʊp dɪsˈpɛnsər/
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dispensador de jabón
- But your soap dispenser looks like this when you refill it, right?
- a liquid soap dispenser
- hand soap dispensers
They've got those weird push up soap dispensers just horribly dirty.
- They've got those weird push up soap dispensers just horribly dirty.
- But our next product is a dish cleaning soap dispenser.
- But the third, the third time was in a men's restroom, and we was just talking about what a trial it is to get soap out of those electric soap dispensers.
- Somebody put a turd in the straight up hand soap dispenser.
Examples
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The soap dispenser was always for soap, probably from an old public restroom.
Blog text (24) -
We use almond castile soap and love it, but we have found that it does clog up our soap dispenser, so we need to warn guests, which is frustrating.
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Well, just check on the soap dispenser.
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There was a soap dispenser.
Fiction book (1997) -
When you touch a soap dispenser, you are about to wash your hands.
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This marble soap dispenser is like my favorite purchase from today.
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You were washing your hands in the hospital bathroom and you left it on the soap dispenser.
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They've got a soap dispenser in there shaped like an alien's head.
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Is it possible that just a few touches, just a couple of items—say a soap dispenser, a dish rack, and a trash can—will make a difference if carefully chosen and of adequate quality?
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Please press the lever on the soap dispenser to wash your hands.
Synonyms
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3.5
A device that gives small amounts of liquid like soap or water
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly predictable from combining 'soap' (a washing substance) with 'dispenser' (a device that dispenses substances); this noun-noun compound follows a common, compositional pattern. Cross-linguistically and in English, the logic of a device that dispenses X is transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
The compound soap dispenser puts together soap and dispenser: a container that gives out soap when you press it or put your hand under it. So, it means 'a device that dispenses liquid soap'.