Disposer

/dɪˈspoʊzər/ noun

Definition

A person or thing that disposes of something; specifically, a garbage disposal device or someone who arranges or settles matters.

Etymology

From dispose + -er (one who performs an action). The word gained modern commercial meaning with the invention of electric garbage disposals in the 1920s-30s.

Kelly Says

The kitchen garbage disposer (often called a 'disposal') is named after this word—it's a device that literally disposes of food waste by grinding it up, which seemed revolutionary when first invented.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስተዋወቅ
ma-ste-wa-woq
ARالعربية
مُهِر
mu-hir
BNবাংলা
পরিহারক
pa-ri-ha-ar-k
CACatalà
eliminador
eh-li-mee-na-dor
CSČeština
likvidátor
li-kvi-da-tor
DADansk
bortfald
bohrt-fahl
DEDeutsch
Entsorger
ent-sor-ger
ELΕλληνικά
απομακρυντής
a-po-mak-r-n-tis
ESEspañol
deshacedor
deh-sah-seh-dor
FAفارسی
مدیریت
mo-dare-jat
FISuomi
hääntäjä
haa-en-taa-ja
FRFrançais
débarrasseur
deh-bar-ras-soor
GUGU
ઉપયોગકર્તા
oo-pa-yog-kar-ta
HAHA
tashin
ta-shin
HEעברית
מנהל
mi-na-al
HIहिन्दी
निपटानकर्ता
nip-ta-an-kar-ta
HUMagyar
elhelyező
el-he-lyez-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengatur
peng-a-tu-ran
IGIG
ịgbọ
ee-gbo
ITItaliano
disportista
dih-spoh-ree-tee-sta
JA日本語
処分者
shobun-sha
KKKK
тазалаушы
ta-za-lau-shy
KMKM
អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់
a-n-k-b-rae-pra-s
KO한국어
처분자
cheo-bun-ja
MRMR
कचरा
kach-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pengurus
peng-oo-ru-sus
MYမြန်မာ
စီမံ
see-mahn
NLNederlands
afhandelaar
ah-fan-de-laar
NONorsk
bortfald
bohrt-fahl
PAPA
ਉਪयोग
oo-pa-yog
PLPolski
usuwalnik
oo-soo-wal-nik
PTPortuguês
disportador
dih-spo-por-tah-dor
RORomână
eliminator
eh-li-mi-na-tor
RUРусский
утилизатор
uti-li-za-tor
SVSvenska
borttagande
bohrt-tah-gan-deh
SWKiswahili
mchimba
m-chi-mba
TAதமிழ்
நீக்கி
nee-kki
TEతెలుగు
సర్వర
sar-va-ra
THไทย
ผู้จัดการ
poo-jat-gaan
TLTL
tagapangalaga
ta-ga-pan-ga-la-ga
TRTürkçe
atılım
ah-tee-lim
UKУкраїнська
видаляч
vi-da-lyach
URاردو
مالک
ma-lik
VITiếng Việt
người xử lý
nguoi-hu-ly
YOYO
ṣẹ́ẹ̀
she-eh
ZH中文
处理者
chǔlǐ zhě
ZUZU
umshayeli
oo-m-sha-ye-li

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