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dispenser

[dih-spen-ser] / dɪˈspɛn sər /
NOUN
apothecary
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Most Americans have been hearing tales of Pentagon woe—late, expensive new aircraft carriers; an 8,000% price markup on a soap dispenser inside a C-17 bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Easterly is not a friend of rich-world technocrats or top-down dispensers of aid and omniscience who frequently fail to consult the very people—the Third World poor—for whose salvation they get paid handsomely.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We cannot be cash dispensers if we feel that our basic security is not guaranteed.”

From Los Angeles Times

It is also used legitimately in the catering industry as a propellant in whipped cream dispensers.

From BBC

In addition, customers who have a water dispenser on their refrigerator should flush the device or five minutes; make and discard three batches of ice cubes and clean the ice bin with a disinfectant.

From Los Angeles Times