1. Mechanical device around which something can be wound
   "The fishing reel had a smooth winder for retrieving the line"
    
2. Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
   "He used the winder to set the time on the antique clock";
   - key
    
3. A worker who winds (e.g., a winch, clock or other mechanism)
   "The winder carefully adjusted the clock's mechanism"

Derived forms: winders

Type of: mechanical device, worker

Encyclopedia: Winder, John