nounmasculinepl: dispensers / dispensadores
dispensador
1. A device or container designed to distribute or deliver a product in controlled amounts
The soap dispenser in the bathroom was empty.
O dispensador de sabonete no banheiro estava vazio.
2. A person who dispenses or distributes something, especially medicines or supplies
The pharmacist is a dispenser of medication.
O farmacêutico é um dispensador de medicamentos.
3. An automatic machine that provides items when activated
I got a snack from the vending machine dispenser.
Peguei um lanche do dispensador da máquina de venda automática.
In Brazil, 'dispensador' is commonly used in public spaces, workplaces, and homes, particularly for soap and alcohol-based hand sanitizers in both pre- and post-pandemic contexts. The term became especially prevalent during COVID-19 when hand sanitizer dispensers became ubiquitous in commercial and public settings.
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