spreader

Noun

spread=er

WORDNET DICTIONARY

spreader(n = noun.artifact) Array - a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader"

Derived forms verb spread₁, verb spread₁₀, verb spread₉

spreader(n = noun.artifact) broadcaster - a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions; Array

is a kind of mechanical device

Derived form verb spread₇

spreader, n.

One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propagates. [1913 Webster]
A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning. [1913 Webster]