SPREADER (spreader)

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Irregular inflected form: spreader   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does spreader mean? 

• SPREADER (noun)
  The noun SPREADER has 2 senses:

1. a hand tool for spreading something

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

  Familiarity information: SPREADER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPREADER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hand tool for spreading something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

he used his knife as a spreader

Hypernyms ("spreader" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

Derivation:

spread (distribute or disperse widely)

spread (distribute over a surface in a layer)

spread (cover by spreading something over)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

broadcaster; spreader

Hypernyms ("spreader" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Derivation:

spread (strew or distribute over an area)