Standard Lemma guide

sprayer

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈspɹeɪɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: S P R EY1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An object or device used to spray a liquid.

Synonym of spray bottle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spray bottle

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An object or device used to spray a liquid.

A device, machine or vehicle used for large-area spraying, as for irrigation, weed killers, fertilizers, insecticides, or in manufacturing and production line processes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who sprays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Graffiti often includes the sprayer’s name.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: atomizer, atomiser, spray, nebulizer, nebuliser

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dispenser

Narrower terms: airbrush

5

noun

Meaning 5

a worker who applies spray to a surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack

History

Etymology

From spray + -er.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пръскачка (prǎskačka) — object used for spraying
  • Bulgarian: пулверизатор (pulverizator) — object used for spraying
  • Catalan: polvoritzador — object used for spraying
  • Polish: opryskiwacz — object used for spraying
  • Polish: atomizator — object used for spraying
  • Polish: atomizer — object used for spraying
  • Polish: rozpylacz — object used for spraying
  • Portuguese: pulverizador — object used for spraying
  • Russian: пульвериза́тор (pulʹverizátor) — object used for spraying
  • Russian: спрей (sprɛj) — object used for spraying
  • Bulgarian: пръскачка (prǎskačka) — device or vehicle used for spraying
  • Polish: opryskiwacz — device or vehicle used for spraying
  • Polish: atomizator — device or vehicle used for spraying
  • Polish: atomizer — device or vehicle used for spraying
  • Polish: rozpylacz — device or vehicle used for spraying
  • Spanish: pulverizador — device or vehicle used for spraying
  • Spanish: pulverizadora — device or vehicle used for spraying
  • Spanish: fumigador — device or vehicle used for spraying
  • Spanish: fumigadora — device or vehicle used for spraying