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dispenser

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dis·pens·er  (d-spnsr)
n.
One that dispenses or gives out, especially a machine or container that allows the contents to be removed and used in convenient or prescribed amounts.

dispenser [dɪˈspɛnsə]
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

In air armament, a container or device which is used to carry and release submunitions. See also cluster bomb unit.
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Noun1.dispenserdispenser - a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
aerosol can, aerosol container, spray can, aerosol, aerosol bomb - 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, sprayer, spray - a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
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)
inhaler, inhalator - 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
2.dispenser - a person who dispenses
provider, supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
Translations
dispenser [dɪsˈpensəʳ] N
1. (= person) → farmacéutico/a m/f
2. (= container) (for soap) → dosificador m; (= machine) → distribuidor m automático, máquina f expendedora
cash dispenser (Brit) → cajero m automático

dispenser [dɪˈspɛnsər] n (= device, machine) → distributeur m
soap dispenser → distributeur de savon liquide
towel dispenser → distributeur de serviettes en papier
drinks dispenser → distributeur automatique de boissons cash dispenser
dispensing chemist n (British) (= shop) → pharmacie f

dispenser
n
(Pharm) → Apotheker(in) m(f)
(= container)Spender m; (= slot machine)Automat m

dispenser [dɪsˈpɛnsəʳ] n (container) → distributore m
dispenser [dɪsˈpɛnsəʳ] n (container) → distributore m

dispenser صُنبور توزيع automat -automat Spender αυτόματος πωλητής máquina expendedora apteekkari distributeur dozator erogatore 調剤師 디스펜서 automaat beholder dozownik máquina distribuidora, máquina que dispensa produtos администратор dispenser ผู้จ่าย dağıtıcı thiết bị phân phát 分散器


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On these accounts, one man appears to be a more eligible dispenser of the mercy of government, than a body of men.
de Baisemeaux, sovereign dispenser of gastronomic delicacies, head cook of the royal fortress, whose trays, full-laden, were ascending the steep staircases, carrying some consolation to the prisoners in the shape of honestly filled bottles of good vintages.
And again Zeus, who is the dispenser of good and evil to us.
 
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