dis·pens·er

(dĭ-spĕn′sər)

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.

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dispenser

(dɪˈspɛnsə)

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dis•pens•er

(dɪˈspɛn sər)

n.

1. a person or thing that dispenses.

2. a container, device, or vending machine for holding and dispensing small amounts, as of facial tissue, paper cups, or candy.

[1250–1300]

dispenser

In air armament, a container or device which is used to carry and release submunitions. See also cluster bomb unit.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	dispenser - 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

صَيْدَلي، وَعاءمُوَزِّعٌ آليّ

automatlékárník

beholderholdermaskinepumpe

Spender Verteiler

αυτόματος πωλητής

dispensador máquina expendedora

apteekkari

distributeur pharmacien

dozator

skammtari; lyfjasali

distributore distributore automatico erogatore

調剤師

디스펜서

automaat

automat beholder dispenser

dozownik

dispensador máquina distribuidora

торговый автомат

dispenser

เครื่องจ่าย

dağıtıcıotomatik alışveriş makinası

thiết bị phân phát

自动售货机药剂师

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dispenser

[dɪˈspɛnsə^r] 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 dispenserdispensing chemist n (British) (= shop) → pharmacie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dispenser

(Pharm) → Apotheker(in) m(f)

(= container) → Spender m; (= slot machine) → Automat m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dispenser

[dɪsˈpɛnsəʳ] n (container) → distributore m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dispense

(diˈspens) verb

1. to give or deal out.

2. to prepare (medicines, especially prescriptions) for giving out.

diˈspensary – plural diˈspensaries – noun

a place especially in a hospital where medicines are given out.

diˈspenser noun

dispense with

to get rid of or do without. We could economize by dispensing with two assistants.

dispenser

→ مُوَزِّعٌ آليّ automat beholder Spender αυτόματος πωλητής dispensador, máquina expendedora apteekkari distributeur dozator erogatore 調剤師 디스펜서 automaat beholder dozownik dispensador, máquina distribuidora торговый автомат dispenser เครื่องจ่าย dağıtıcı thiết bị phân phát 自动售货机

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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.

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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.

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And again Zeus, who is the dispenser of good and evil to us.

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She took us up to her sanctum, and introduced us to her fellow dispenser, a rather awe-inspiring individual, whom Cynthia cheerily addressed as "Nibs."

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Usually he passed the dispenser of the dentist's cards without reducing his store; but tonight the African slipped one into his hand so deftly that he retained it there smiling a little at the successful feat.

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The little old gentleman was the active spirit of the place, the adjuster of all differences, the promoter of all merry-makings, the dispenser of his friend's bounty, and of no small charity of his own besides; the universal mediator, comforter, and friend.

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Fastened up behind the barouche was a hamper of spacious dimensions--one of those hampers which always awakens in a contemplative mind associations connected with cold fowls, tongues, and bottles of wine--and on the box sat a fat and red-faced boy, in a state of somnolency, whom no speculative observer could have regarded for an instant without setting down as the official dispenser of the contents of the before-mentioned hamper, when the proper time for their consumption should arrive.

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I was a fairly good dispenser, so I worked this alkaloid into small, soluble pills, and each pill I put in a box with a similar pill made without the poison.

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Keep thy beauty under a shade - O Dispenser of Delights,' and he was gone.

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But do not measure the importance of this class by their pretension, or imagine that a fop can be the dispenser of honor and shame.

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Bulstrode, "we have a capital house-surgeon and dispenser, a clear-headed, neat-handed fellow; we'll get Webbe from Crabsley, as good a country practitioner as any of them, to come over twice a-week, and in case of any exceptional operation, Protheroe will come from Brassing.

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I called to the Bengali dispenser, and hastened away from the room.

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