dropper vs. dispenser

dropper

noun

    1. Also called medicine dropper. Also called eyedropper. a tube with a hollow rubber bulb at one end and a small opening at the other, for drawing in a liquid and expelling it in drops.

      For pets that don't like droppers, this medication also comes in a spray.

      You can dilute the tempera a little at a time by adding water with an eye dropper.

    2. the amount held or dispensed by such a tube.

      Take two droppers of the echinacea tincture, swish it in your mouth for about 15 seconds, and swallow.

  2. Angling.,  a short length of nylon, gut, etc., tied to a leader so that another fly dropper fly can be attached.

    This is a great summer fly that you can fish on a dropper or simply on its own.

  3. a short-haired dog that is a cross between a pointer and a setter, so named because it drops to the ground, or crouches, on sighting game.

  4. a person or thing that drops. drop.

dispenser

noun

  1. a person or thing that dispenses.

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