dispenser
Something or someone that dispenses thingsSomething or someone that dispenses things.
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» There are no paper towels in the dispenser.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesSomething or someone that dispenses things.
a person who dispenses
Something or someone that dispenses things.
An object used to dispense other items.
a toilet-paper dispenser
Abroller, Austeiler, Spender
доза́торdozátor, автома́тavtomát
A person who makes up prescriptions, such as an optician or pharmacist.
Examples
17 sentencesThere are no paper towels in the dispenser.
Dung beetles are secondary seed dispensers.
Dung beetles serve as secondary seed dispensers.
You can only drink water from the water dispenser.
This refrigerator has an integrated ice and water dispenser.
deDieser Kühlschrank verfügt über einen Eiswürfelbereiter und einen Wasserspender. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman dispensour, from Old French despenseor, from Latin dispensator. By surfaFrom Anglo-Norman dispensour, from Old French despenseor, from Latin dispensator. By surface analysis, dispense + -er.
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Forms
plural: dispensers| Singular | dispenser |
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regular
Word family
8 related wordsSee also
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