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dispenser

Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɛnsə/
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Definition of dispenser

noun

  • a person or thing that dispenses something:his role as protector of the weak and dispenser of justice
  • a person who prepares medicines in a dispensary.
  • [usually with modifier] an automatic machine or container which is designed to release a specific amount of something:a paper towel dispenser

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Definition of dispenser in the US English dictionary
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