spreader
noun/ˈsprɛdər/
Frequency rank: #18,111 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a device or person that spreads something over a surface
Example sentence
The farmer used this new spreader to distribute fertilizer evenly across the field.
Synonyms & related words
- distributor
- applicator
- disperser
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