sprayer

1 a worker who applies spray to a surface

2 a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray [syn: atomizer, atomiser, spray]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪə(r)

Noun

1. an object used for spraying, e.g. a spray bottle

Translations

• Portuguese: pulverizador

For other uses, see pesticide application, spray and spraying and spray bottle.

A sprayer is a device used to spray a liquid.

In agriculture, a sprayer is a piece of equipment that applies herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers to agricultural crops. Sprayers range in size from man-portable units (typically backpacks with spray guns) to self-propelled units similar to tractors, with boom mounts of 60-151 feet in length.

Types

1. Backpack/knapsack
2. Foot
3. Garden
4. Hand compression
5. Power
6. Stirrup

See also

• Agricultural aircraft
• Aerial application
• Atomization
• Flit gun, a hand-held insecticide sprayer
• Pesticide application
• Spray nozzle
• Spray painting