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SPRAYER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
Synonyms:
atomiser; atomizer; nebuliser; nebulizer; spray; sprayer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sprayer" is a kind of...):
dispenser (a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sprayer"):
airbrush (an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air)
Derivation:
spray (scatter in a mass or jet of droplets)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A worker who applies spray to a surface
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sprayer" is a kind of...):
jack; laborer; labourer; manual laborer (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
Derivation:
spray (cover by spraying with a liquid)
