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Abstract

The invention relates to a detergent dispenser and a washing machine having a detergent dispenser, wherein the detergent dispenser (2) comprises a dispenser housing (4), an extractable drawer (6) arranged in the dispenser housing (4), and a guiding arrangement provided between the drawer (6) and the housing (4) for slidable guiding the drawer (6) in the housing (4) along an inserting/withdrawal direction (A), wherein the guiding arrangement comprises at least one drawer guiding device (8a) and at least one housing guiding device (10a) adapted to engage with each other, wherein the at least one housing guiding device (10a) at least partially surrounds the drawer guiding device (8a) or wherein the at least one drawer guiding device (8a) at least partially surrounds the housing guiding device (10a), wherein the at least one drawer guiding device (8a) and the at least one housing guiding device (10a) are engaged such that a surface portion (12a) of the at least one drawer guiding device (8a-b) is contacting a surface portion of the at least one housing guiding device (10a) and both surface portions are adapted to slide along each other, and wherein the cross-section of the at least partially surrounded (drawer or housing) guiding device and the mating cross-section of the at least partially surrounding (housing or drawer) guiding device is selected from a partially circular cross-section or a partially ellipse cross-section.

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