spreader

noun

1. 1

   An object or person who spreads.

2. 2

   A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.

3. 3

   A device used to spread bulk material.

   “James put grass seed on the lawn with a seed spreader.”

4. 4

   A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.

   “Ellen used a spreader to butter her bagel.”

5. 5

   A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.

6. 6

   A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.

7. 7

   The moving platform of a container crane.

8. 8

   A member of a cracking group who distributes warez.