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spreader.

An object or person who spreads.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈspɹɛdɚ/General-American
  1. An object or person who spreads.

  2. A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.

  3. A device used to spread bulk material.

    Ellen put grass seed on the lawn with a seed spreader.
  4. A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.

    James used a spreader to butter her bagel.
  5. A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.

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

  7. The moving platform of a container crane.

  8. A horizontal bar or frame attached to two or more points on a load, enabling the load to be lifted, especially by crane, with greater stability and more even spread of forces.

  9. A member of a cracking group who distributes warez.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From spread + -er.

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