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dispenser(dictionary)
cash dispenser(dictionary)

dispenser (iou)



dispenser noun. LME.
[Partly from Old French despenseor, -eur from Latin dispensator DISPENSATOR; partly from Anglo-Norman despens(i)er, Old French despensier, dis- = medieval Latin dispensarius, from medieval Latin dispensa DISPENSE noun: see -ER2.]
a. A steward of a household. arch. LME.
b. An administrator of the law, authority, etc. M17.
A person who dispenses or deals out; a spender. LME.
A person who dispenses medicines. M19.
A container designed to release a predetermined amount; (more fully cash dispenser) a machine from which an authorized person can withdraw cash and have a bank account automatically debited. M20.