Disposer

dis·pose  (d-spz)

v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es

v.tr.

1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange.

2. To put (business affairs, for example) into correct, definitive, or conclusive form.

3. To put into a willing or receptive frame of mind; incline. See Synonyms at incline.

v.intr.

To settle or decide a matter.

n. Obsolete

1. Disposal.

2. Disposition; demeanor.

Phrasal Verb:

dispose of

1. To attend to; settle: disposed of the problem quickly.

2. To transfer or part with, as by giving or selling.

3. To get rid of; throw out.

4. To kill or destroy: a despot who disposed of all his enemies, real or imagined.

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[Middle English disposen, from Old French disposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin dispnere, to arrange : dis-, apart; see dis- + pnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·poser n.