SPREADER

broadcaster, spreader

(noun) a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions

spreader

(noun) a hand tool for spreading something; “he used his knife as a spreader”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spreader (plural spreaders)

An object or person who spreads.

A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.

A device used to spread bulk material.

A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.

(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.

A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.

The moving platform of a container crane.

(computing, slang) A member of a cracking group who distributes warez.

Anagrams

• prereads, redrapes, reparsed, respread

Source: Wiktionary


Spread"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propogates.

2. A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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