noun
1. a hand tool for spreading something
-
he used his knife as a spreader
• Derivationally related forms: ↑spread
• Hypernyms: ↑hand tool
2. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
• Syn: ↑broadcaster
• Derivationally related forms: ↑spread, ↑broadcast (for: ↑broadcaster)
• Hypernyms: ↑mechanical device
Useful english dictionary. 2012.