dispenser

[ dih-spen-ser ]

/ dɪˈspɛn sər /

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noun

a person or thing that dispenses.

a container, package, device, or vending machine for holding and dispensing something in small amounts, as facial tissue, paper cups, or candy.

Nearby words

dispensationalism, dispensator, dispensatory, dispense, dispense with, dispenser, dispensible, dispensing optician, dispeople, dispermous, dispermy

Origin of dispenser

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at dispense, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for dispenser

He pressed to his lips the meagre hand of the little grinning skeleton, whom he regarded as the dispenser of immortal renown.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Only once was there pause, when the dispenser of balm held aloft between thumb and finger a cart-wheel dollar.
The Clarion|Samuel Hopkins Adams
Regarding me as the dispenser of luxuries, will you not love me, with the respectful love of a dependent?
With Drake on the Spanish Main|Herbert Strang
She is preacher, prophet, and dispenser of amiability, all in one.
Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume II (of 2)|Harriet Martineau

He was already renowned as a dispenser of laughter through the magic of his stories.
Lincoln, the Politician|T. Aaron Levy

British Dictionary definitions for dispenser

dispenser

/ (dɪˈspɛnsə) /

noun

a device, such as a vending machine, that automatically dispenses a single item or a measured quantity

a person or thing that dispenses

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dispenser

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dispenser

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