dispenser
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dispenser
- /dɪˈspɛnsə/
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman dispensour, from Old French despenseor, from Latin dispensator. By surface analysis, dispense + -er.
noun dispensers
- Something or someone that dispenses things. While we know – because the script tells us so – that the people we are watching are in love and in pain and in trouble, they never come across as more than dispensers of sparkling aperçus.
- An object used to dispense other items. a toilet-paper dispenser
- A person who makes up prescriptions, such as an optician or pharmacist.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: distributor, supplier, distribution, dealer, retailer, marketer, exhibitor, full, atm, pressure, pitching, machine, launch, reel, launcher, ignition
Translations
Every language
noun object used to dispense other items
| Español | dispensador |
|---|---|
| Français | distributeur, dévidoir, dérouleur |
| Deutsch | Abroller, Austeiler, Spender, Verteiler |
| Italiano | distributore, erogatore |
| Ελληνικά | διανεμητής dianemitís |
| Română | distribuitor, dispensator |
| Русский | доза́тор dozátor, автома́т avtomát |
Talk about this word "dispenser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dispenser. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dispenser. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dispenser "dispenser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dispenser.Cite this
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title = {dispenser},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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