dispenser
noun
dis·pens·er
di-ˈspen(t)-sər 
: one that dispenses: such as
a
: a container that extrudes, sprays, or feeds out in convenient units
a soap dispenser
b
: a usually mechanical device for vending merchandise
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hospitals and other health-care dispensers
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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Instead of placing jars, soap dispensers, and plants directly on your counter, place them on a tray to give your vanity a more elevated and intentional look.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
In addition, an employee had filled the kitchen hand-washing station’s soap dispenser with hand sanitizer instead of soap.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Instead of placing jars, soap dispensers, and plants directly on your counter, place them on a tray to give your vanity a more elevated and intentional look.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
In addition, an employee had filled the kitchen hand-washing station’s soap dispenser with hand sanitizer instead of soap.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
The Saturday Night Live comedian was one of the show’s original Not Ready for Prime Time Players, and her characters—including personal-advice dispenser Roseanne Roseannadanna and Barbara Walters parody Baba Wawa—live on, even though Radner tragically passed away from ovarian cancer at 42.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Dispenser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispenser. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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dispenser
noun
dis·pens·er
dis-ˈpen(t)-sər
: one that dispenses
especially
: a container that gives out something a little at a time
a soap dispenser
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