spreader

1. An object or person who spreads.
2. A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.
3. A device used to spread bulk material. · Ellen put grass seed on the lawn with a seed spreader.
4. A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly. · James used a spreader to butter her bagel.
5. A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.
6. A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.
7. The moving platform of a container crane.
8. A horizontal bar or frame attached to two or more points on a load, enabling the load to be lifted, especially by crane, with greater stability and more even spread of forces.

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