What does dispenser mean?

Definitions for dispenser
dɪˈspɛn sərdis·penser

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dispensernoun

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

  2. dispensernoun

    a person who dispenses

Wiktionary

  1. dispensernoun

    An object used to dispense other items.

  2. dispensernoun

    A person who makes up prescriptions, a pharmacist, an optician

  3. Etymology: From dispense.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dispensernoun

    One that dispenses; one that deals out any thing; a distributer.

    Etymology: from dispense.

    The ministers of that houshold are the dispensers of that faith. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

    Those who stand before earthly princes, who are the dispensers of their favours, and conveyers of their will to others, challenge high honours. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. dispenser

    A dispenser is a device or container designed to release a certain amount of substance or material, often in a controlled or measured manner. This can include a wide range of items such as soap dispensers, water dispensers, tissue dispensers, candy dispensers, and many more. Some dispensers operate manually while others are automated or electronic.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dispensernoun

    one who, or that which, dispenses; a distributer; as, a dispenser of favors

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. dispenser

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

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dispenser in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dispenser in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of dispenser in a Sentence

  1. Sally Augustin:

    I like to keep an aromatherapy dispenser on my desk that makes my work area smell like lemon.

  2. Henry Grube:

    There is a difference between Moses and Paul. Moses was the great Law-giver to the nation of Israel, while Paul is the great dispenser of Grace to the Church, the Body of Christ.

  3. Frank Agostino:

    By making Allen Weisselberg a beneficiary and a dispenser of the illegal loot they put Allen Weisselberg in as a co-conspirator. If they have Allen Weisselberg doing it by Allen Weisselberg, Allen Weisselberg's not as good as a witness if they're all serving the master.

  4. Mandeep Singh:

    This guy must be working for some type of gas dispenser company because he had way too much information.

  5. Amy Falcone:

    Your Kids are obsessed with hand sanitizer, each classroom has a hand sanitizer dispenser on the wall. Many use it to an extreme.

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