"dispensator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dispensators [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dispēnsātor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dispēnsātor}} Latin dispēnsātor Head templates: {{en-noun}} dispensator (plural dispensators)
  1. A distributor; a person who dispenses.
    Sense id: en-dispensator-en-noun-J-SYM80X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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