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DISPENSER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dispenser" is a kind of...):
container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dispenser"):
aerosol; aerosol bomb; aerosol can; aerosol container; spray can (a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas))
atomiser; atomizer; nebuliser; nebulizer; spray; sprayer (a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist)
inhalator; inhaler (a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion)
roll-on (a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator)
slinger ring (dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades)
soap dispenser (dispenser of liquid soap)
Derivation:
dispense (administer or bestow, as in small portions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who dispenses
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dispenser" is a kind of...):
provider; supplier (someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity)
Derivation:
dispense (administer or bestow, as in small portions)
