winder

 [wahyn-der]  

wind·er

   [wahyn-der]
noun
1.
a person or thing that winds.
2.
a staircase step for changing direction. Compare flier (def. 9).
3.
a plant that coils or twines itself about something.
4.
an instrument or a machine for winding thread or the like.
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Origin:
1545–55; wind2 + -er1
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winder (ˈwaɪndə)
 
—n
1.  a person or device that winds, as an engine for hoisting the cages in a mine shaft or a device for winding the yarn in textile manufacture
2.  an object, such as a bobbin, around which something is wound
3.  a knob or key used to wind up a clock, watch, or similar mechanism
4.  any plant that twists itself around a support
5.  a step of a spiral staircase

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