Definitions of spreader [ˈsprɛd ər]

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Definition of 'spreader'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) spreader
one that spreads.

2.  spreader
a small knife or spatula for spreading butter or the like.

3.  spreader
a machine for dispersing bulk material.

4.  spreader
a device for keeping apart two objects, as electric wires.

5.  spreader
a strut for spreading shrouds on a mast.

Etymology: (1475–85)

Definition of 'spreader'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) spreader
a hand tool for spreading something
"he used his knife as a spreader"

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

Definition of 'spreader'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) spreader
one who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propogates

2. (noun) spreader
a machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning

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