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

Examples of dispenser in a Sentence

hospitals and other health-care dispensers

Recent Examples on the Web

My canister dispenser for easy self-serve drinks lives in my basement, while my candles, hollowware, and punch bowls live in closets in my dining room. —Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 13 June 2025

Don’t just quit using single-use soda bottles, encourage your workplace to install a seltzer dispenser onsite. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 June 2025

Soap was missing from the dispenser located in the back room. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025

The employee restroom hand sink lacked paper towels due to an inoperable dispenser. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing dispenser

• cash dispenser

Rhymes for dispenser

• condenser
• extensor
• biosensor
• censer
• censor
• denser
• fencer
• sensor
• tensor

Kids Definition

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