单词 | dispenser |
释义 | dispensern. 1. One who dispenses, deals out, bestows, or administers. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > giver > giver out or dispenser steward?c900 issuerc1484 dispensator1489 dispenser1526 disposer1526 doler1593 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. aiiiiv They maye be founde the faythfull dispensars of the sayd graces. 1592 in Edinb. Rev. No. 323. 70 The most ordinary carriers and dispensers of the infection of the plague. 1653 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James v. 2–3 God gaue us wealth, not that we should be hoarders, but dispensers. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 335 The air..as a kind dispenser of light and warmth. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 554 A dispenser of bribes. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. vii. 67 The dispensers of church patronage. 2. One who manages or administers. a. A steward of a household. archaic. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > steward or bailiff in charge of another's property town-reeveeOE reeveeOE gravec1175 procuratorc1300 dispender1340 provost1340 bailiec1375 officerc1375 dispenserc1380 proctora1382 dispensator1382 farmerc1384 approverc1386 husbanda1387 stewardc1405 chamberlain1423 procurer1477 factor1520 bailiff1528 land-steward1535 improver1536 grieve1537 amtman1582 administrator1596 stead-man1609 dapifer1636 vogt1694 house jobber1709 commissioner1760 foreman1774 house agent1793 ground-officer1815 land-agent1846 wic-reeve1853 steadward1876 house farmer1882 house-knacker1884 land-sergeant1894 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 559 Sir Hue þe Despencer, þe noble justice.] c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 229 Men axe þat a man be found trewe amongis dispensours of an house. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xi. 123 Helizeus..þat was ȝoman & despenser of Abraham before þat Ysaac was born. 1580 W. Fulke Against Allen 112 (T.) Christ's embassadours, ministers, and dispensers. 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 193 Turstane the kings steward, or Le Despencer, as they then called him. 1626 L. Owen Running Reg. 3 The vnder-Officers of the Colledge, as the Despencer, Cooke, Butler, Baker [etc.]. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 571 Eadric his dispenser. 1880 J. Muirhead tr. Gaius Institutes i. 47 Those slaves who had charge of their owner's money were..called dispensers. b. An administrator of the law, of authority, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > [noun] > of justice, etc. > one who ministrator1450 administerer1464 ministrer1530 dispenser1654 administrator1681 society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator purveyora1387 provisora1393 controller1422 administrator1440 administera1443 administrant1602 admin1629 conductor1634 dispensatora1649 dispenser1654 manager1682 mesnagier1693 prepositor1698 wielder1723 administrador1803 policeman1806 administrative1813 manipulator1823 runner1893 case manager1969 1654 State Case Commwealth 24 Where law is dispensed there should..be a ready passage to redress against the dispensers. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 144 The Dispenser of his particular Decrees. 1868 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea IV. iv. 64 Never..did he convince the dispensers of military authority. 1884 Law Times 1 Mar. 314/2 The stern majesty of the law of which he is the dispenser. 3. a. One who makes up medical prescriptions and serves out medicines. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > apothecary or pharmacist > [noun] > dispenser dispenser1858 prescriptionist1906 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Dispenser, one who distributes or administers; usually applied to medicines. 1861 A. Wynter Our Social Bees 455 A dispenser who could not stop in the room with an unstoppered bottle of ipecachuana. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Dec. 5/1 The old saying that ‘chemists and dispensers make eleven pence three farthings profit out of every shilling they earn’. b. Also, one who dispenses a commodity. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] sellerc1200 utterer1542 vendor1594 venter1620 vendera1626 venditor1698 auctor1875 dispenser1881 1881 W. Carleton Lightning-rod Dispenser 3 This railroad smash reminds me..Of a lightning-rod dispenser that came down on me one day. 1925 Daily Tel. 13 May 20 Soda water dispenser required, to supervise six fountains. 4. One who dispenses with, or gives a dispensation to (a person or thing). ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun] > release from duty or obligation > one who grants dispenser1604 1604 tr. Constit. & Canons Ecclesiasticall 1603 §118 Such dalliers and dispensers with their own consciences and oaths. 5. A container that dispenses an appropriate measure of a commodity (usually with defining word). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > food dispenser dispenser1947 1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus 104 He passed the sugar dispenser politely to her. 1950 Brit. Pat. 694,333 This invention comprises a new and improved dispenser or magazine. 1958 Woman 31 May 5 (advt.) She went shopping for a household dispenser. 1959 Engineering 27 Feb. 267/1 Ice-cream dispensers have been installed in a number of factories. 1960 Woman 2 Jan. 43/3 Metal detergent dispenser. 1970 New Scientist 30 Apr. 244/1 Looking forward to hitting Duboys City (population 300) with its longed-for coke dispenser and comfort station. Derivatives diˈspensership n. the office of a dispenser (of medicine). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > apothecary or pharmacist > [noun] > dispenser > office of dispensership1891 1891 Lancet 3 Oct. Dispensership (out-door) wanted by young man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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