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dispenser - a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts |
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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)
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aerosol,
aerosol bomb,
aerosol can,
aerosol container,
spray can a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
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atomiser,
atomizer,
nebuliser,
nebulizer,
spray,
sprayer a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
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inhalator,
inhaler a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion
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roll-on a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips
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slinger ring dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades
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soap dispenser dispenser of liquid soap
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dispenser - a person who dispenses |
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provider,
supplier someone who provides the means for subsistence
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