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Noun: spreader  spre-du(r)
  1. A mechanical device for scattering something (seed, fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
    "The farmer used a spreader to evenly distribute fertilizer across the field";
    - broadcaster
     
  2. A hand tool for spreading something
    "he used his knife as a spreader"

Derived forms: spreaders

Type of: hand tool, mechanical device

Encyclopedia: Spreader