spreader

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.
4. A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.
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. (slang) A member of a cracking group who distributes warez.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspɹɛdɚ/

Etymology

From spread + -er.

Synonyms

broadcaster

propagator

circulator

coater

distributor

sender

surfactant

transmitter

butter knife

underprop

honey wagon

anchor post

coating machine

planishing hammer

spreading machine

anchor jack

applicator

coating applicator

applier

Translations

épandeuse

crocetta

divulgatore

épandeur

Spritzgerät

Spreizer

απλώνων

απλώτης

διαδίδων

séparateur

barre de flèche

tartineuse

verspreider

rozpieracz

cunha