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applicator definition

ap·pli·ca·tor (-kāt′ər)

noun

  1. any device for applying medicine or paint, polish, etc.
  2. a person who applies a substance

Etymology: < L applicatus, pp. of applicare, apply + -or

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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