spreader
/ˈsprɛdər/
noun
- A tool or machine used to spread something, such as fertilizer, salt, or paint.
- The farmer used a fertilizer spreader to cover the field evenly.
- I borrowed a salt spreader from my neighbor to clear the icy driveway.
- The painter attached a spreader to the roller for a smoother finish.
- A person or thing that spreads something, such as information or disease.
- Mosquitoes are known as spreaders of diseases like malaria.
- He was a notorious spreader of rumors in the office.
- The news spreader posted the story on social media before anyone else.
- A device used to separate or keep things apart, such as a tool for spreading the legs of a tripod or a bar for spreading the chains on a swing.
- He used a spreader to widen the gap between the fence posts.
- The swing set had a metal spreader to keep the chains from tangling.
- The photographer adjusted the spreader on the tripod to make it more stable.
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