Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispenser

/dɪˈspɛnsə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: dis-penser
IPA: /dɪˈspɛnsə/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something or someone that dispenses things.

noun

Something or someone that dispenses things.

noun

Something or someone that dispenses things.

Example Sentences

"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"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, despenseor, dispensator

Inflected Forms

dispensers (plural)

Derived Forms

autodispenser microdispenser nanodispenser

Phrases

cash dispenser coin dispenser soap dispenser tape dispenser

Rhymes With

spencer sensor censor tensor denser condenser spenser biosensor censer ensor menser mencer

Questions

How do you pronounce dispenser?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspɛnsə/.
What does dispenser mean?: Something or someone that dispenses things.
Where does dispenser come from?: It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce dispenser

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