rare. [a. L. *applicātor, n. of agent f. applicāre to APPLY.] He who (obs.) or that which applies; spec. an instrument for medical application.
1659. Gauden, Tears of Ch., 494 (D.). Such quacking applications and applicators as are no way apt for the work.
1876. Bartholow, Mat. Med. (1879), 217. The solid caustic may be quickly brushed over the mucous membrane, or a concentrated solution may be applied with a suitable ‘applicator.’
