spreader

noun9

1. •
   An object or person who spreads.
2. •
   A device used to spread bulk material.

   • Ellen put grass seed on the lawn with a seed spreader.
3. •
   A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.

   • James used a spreader to butter her bagel.
4. •
   (slang) A member of a cracking group who distributes warez.

   • Spreaders uploaded the games to an online BBS to distribute the games as quickly as possible to as many people as possible. — 2017
5. •
   A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.
6. •
   A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.
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.
9. •
   A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.