spreader Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hand tool for spreading something
    • he used his knife as a spreader
  2. noun a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
    broadcaster.

WordNet


Spread"er noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913