dispenser
Use Dispenser in a sentence
sər 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a device, such as a vending machine, that automatically dispenses a single item or a measured quantity |
| 2. | a person or thing that dispenses |
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Dispenser
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Word Origin & History
dispenser
late 13c., "one who administers" (a household, etc.), from Anglo-Fr. dispensour, O.Fr. despenseor, from L. dispensatorem, agent noun from dispensare (see dispense). Meaning "a container that dispenses in fixed measure" is from 1947.
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Example sentences
The following information is given as a reference to the dispenser certification test only.
She is on the road as a tireless, cheerful dispenser of her own healthy living message.
As a dispenser of grades he is a gatekeeper to worldly success.
Dispenser must be de-energized prior to service to avoid personal injury.
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