# dispenser
## English
### Etymology

From Anglo-Norman dispensour, from Old French despenseor, from Latin dispensator. By surface analysis, dispense +‎ -er.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɪˈspɛnsə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

dispenser (plural dispensers)
* Something or someone that dispenses things.
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** An object used to dispense other items.
    a toilet-paper dispenser
** A person who makes up prescriptions, such as an optician or pharmacist.

#### Derived terms

* autodispenser
* cash dispenser
* coin dispenser
* microdispenser
* nanodispenser
* soap dispenser
* tape dispenser

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* derpiness

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispēnsāre. Compare dépenser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dis.pɑ̃.se/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

dispenser
* (transitive) to excuse, exempt (de from)
* (transitive, literary) to dispense, give out, radiate
* (transitive) to distribute, dispense
* (reflexive) to avoid, refrain (de from)

#### Related terms

* dispense
* dispensable
* dispensation
* dispensatoire
* dispensaire
* dispensateur
* dépenser

### Further reading

* “dispenser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From English dispenser, from Anglo-Norman dispensour, from Old French despenseor, from Latin dispensator.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [dɪsˈpɛnsər]
* Hyphenation: dis‧pèn‧sêr

### Noun

dispènsêr (plural dispenser-dispenser)
* dispenser
** (colloquial) water dispenser

### Further reading

* “dispenser” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English dispenser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /diˈspɛn.ser/
* Rhymes: -ɛnser
* Hyphenation: di‧spèn‧ser

### Noun

dispenser m (invariable)
* dispenser
    Synonyms: distributore, erogatore

#### Derived terms

* dispenser di sapone

### Further reading

* dispenser in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Latin
### Verb

dispēnser
* first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dispēnsō

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English dispenser.

### Noun

dispenser m (definite singular dispenseren, indefinite plural dispensere, definite plural dispenserne)
* a dispenser (object used to dispense)

#### Related terms

* dispensere (verb)

### References

* “dispenser” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “dispenser” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English dispenser.

### Noun

dispenser m (definite singular dispenseren, indefinite plural dispenserar, definite plural dispenserane)
* a dispenser (object used to dispense)

#### Related terms

* dispensere (verb)

### References

* “dispenser” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Noun

dispenser
* indefinite plural of dispens