English Explanatory Dictionary

dispenser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something or someone that dispenses things.
  2. An object used to dispense other items.
  3. A person who makes up prescriptions, such as an optician or pharmacist.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈspɛnsə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dispenser.wav

Word forms

dispenser dispensers

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman dispensour, from Old French despenseor, from Latin dispensator. By surface analysis, dispense + -er.

Derived words

autodispenser cash dispenser coin dispenser microdispenser nanodispenser soap dispenser tape dispenser
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