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applicator

[ ap-li-key-ter ]

noun

  1. a simple device, as a rod, spatula, or the like, for applying medication, cosmetics, glue, or any other substance not usually touched with the fingers.


applicator

/ ˈæplɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

  1. a device, such as a spatula or rod, for applying a medicine, glue, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of applicator1

1650–60; applicate ( applicative ) + -or 2
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Example Sentences

It also comes with two nozzle tips, a soap applicator, and an attachable detergent bottle for added convenience at clean-up time.

They insert hollow carbon tubes that will someday wash up on the beach like all those plastic tampon applicators.

I couldn’t believe that there was the equivalent of four plastic bags in a pack of pads and that all those tampon applicators I was using were not biodegradable.

From Fortune

These tags may be applied by using either a pole applicator or a crossbow and crossbow bolts.

The ears are also carefully cleansed with a squeezed-out dip of boracic acid on the applicator.

"Lift your chin," Lea said, brandishing the antiseptic applicator she had found in the medicine kit.

By touching the surface with the applicator, one can determine the depth of nail destroyed before washing off the excess sulphide.

A cotton wound applicator, unless dipped into a strongly antiseptic solution, contains millions of bacteria from the fingers.

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