Etymology

dispenser

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Today it means: Something or someone that dispenses things. Full definition →

Old French despenseor ← Latin dispensator
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  1. Latin · derived fromdispensator
  2. Old French · derived fromdespenseor
  3. English todaydispenser

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

Words from the same roots

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