dispenser

Automatic doling device

A dispenser is a device that releases measured amounts of something: a soap dispenser, a paper towel dispenser, a candy dispenser.

The word extends to people who provide things: a dispenser of wisdom, a dispenser of justice.

Vending machines are sometimes called dispensers.

In pharmacy, the dispenser is the person who fills prescriptions.

machine

vending

Selling through machines

  • ATMAutomated banking kiosk
  • kioskStandalone public booth
  • gumballRound chewy candy

ticket · ice · tape · candy · snack · soda · coffee · napkin · straw · cup

container

bottle

Container for liquids

spray · cartridge · reservoir · tank · chamber · compartment · holder · jar · receptacle · vessel

hygiene

sanitizer

Agent that reduces microbes

touchless · antibacterial · bathroom · restroom · hospital · clinical · wall-mounted · sensor · foam · gel

distribute

release

To let go

issue · portion · ration · dose · measure · allot · output · eject · feed · serve

pharmacy

pill

Solid medicine dose

tablet · capsule · weekly · daily · compartment · reminder · elderly · compliance · organizer · timed

Categories
Opposites
functional role

dispenserreceiver

One who accepts transmission

recipient · collector · customer · consumer · accumulator

containment vs. distribution

dispensercontainer

Thing for storing items

receptacle · storage unit · reservoir · holder · storage bin

FLOW DIRECTION (for substances)

dispensercollector

One who gathers items

intake · hopper · funnel · drain · receiver

Phrases
Family

dispense, indispensable, dispensed, dispensable, dispensation, dispensing, dispensary, dispenses, dispensers

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G