[spred-er] 
| 1. | a person or thing that spreads. |
| 2. | a small, dull knife or spatula used for spreading butter, jelly, etc., on bread. |
| 3. | a machine for dispersing bulk material: manure spreader. |
| 4. | a device for spacing or keeping apart two objects, as electric wires. |
| 5. | Nautical. a strut for spreading shrouds on a mast. |
| spread·er (sprěd'ər) n. One that spreads, as: a. A butter knife. |
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