spread·er (spr d  r)n. One that spreads, as: a. A butter knife. b. A farm or garden implement for scattering fertilizer or seed. c. A device, such as a bar, for keeping wires or stays apart. d. Nautical A horizontal support used to spread shrouds on a mast. |
spreader [ˈsprɛdə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a machine or device used for scattering bulk materials, esp manure or fertilizer, over a relatively wide area
2. a device for keeping apart or spacing parallel objects, such as electric wires
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| Noun | 1. |  spreader - a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader"hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands |
| 2. | spreader - a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
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