Definitions
a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman dispensour, from Old French despenseor, from Latin dispensator. By surface analysis, dispense + -er.
Used in a sentence
“While we know – because the script tells us so – that the people we are watching are in love and in pain and in trouble, they never come across as more than dispensers of sparkling aperçus.”
“a toilet-paper dispenser”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Portioning container”9 letters
02“Soap pump”9 letters
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