sprayer

English

A water spray bottle (#1)

A field sprayer system in folded, and open configuration (#2)

Etymology

From spray +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈspɹeɪɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪə(ɹ)

Noun

sprayer (plural sprayers)

1. An object or device used to spray a liquid.
   2. Synonym of spray bottle.
   3. A device, machine or vehicle used for large-area spraying, as for irrigation, weed killers, fertilizers, insecticides, or in manufacturing and production line processes.
2. One who sprays.

   Graffiti often includes the sprayer’s name.

Derived terms

• bidet sprayer
• diaper sprayer
• nappy sprayer
• Vermorel sprayer

Translations

object used for spraying

• Bulgarian: пръскачка f (prǎskačka), пулверизатор (bg) m (pulverizator)
• Catalan: polvoritzador m
• Polish: opryskiwacz m, atomizator m, atomizer (pl) m, rozpylacz m
• Portuguese: pulverizador m
• Russian: пульвериза́тор (ru) m (pulʹverizátor), спрей (ru) m (sprɛj)

device or vehicle used for spraying

• Bulgarian: пръскачка f (prǎskačka)
• Polish: opryskiwacz m, atomizator m, atomizer (pl) m, rozpylacz m
• Spanish: pulverizador (es) m, pulverizadora (es) f, (only for weed killers and pest maintenance chemicals) fumigador (es) m, fumigadora (es) f

Further reading

• “sprayer”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “sprayer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “sprayer”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Anagrams

• prayers, respray

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sprayer m

1. indefinite plural of spray

Verb

sprayer

1. present of spraye

Swedish

Noun

sprayer

1. indefinite plural of spray