dispenser

noun
UK /dɪˈspensə/
US /dɪˈspensər/

A dispenser is a machine or box that gives out things like soap, water, or candy.

She pressed the button on the soap dispenser to wash her hands.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person who prepares and gives out medicines.

The pharmacist is a skilled dispenser of prescription drugs.

3. A device that releases a measured amount of something, such as a tape dispenser.

He pulled a strip of tape from the dispenser.

4. A person or thing that hands out or distributes something.

The charity was a dispenser of food and blankets to families in need.