DISPENSER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("dispenser" is a kind of...):

container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dispenser"):

aerosol; aerosol bomb; aerosol can; aerosol container; spray can (a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas))

atomiser; atomizer; nebuliser; nebulizer; spray; sprayer (a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist)

inhalator; inhaler (a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion)

roll-on (a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator)

slinger ring (dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades)

soap dispenser (dispenser of liquid soap)

Derivation:

dispense (administer or bestow, as in small portions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who dispenses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people