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spread·er  (sprdr)

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.

Thesaurus

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 broadcaster mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles