Definition of "spreader"

An object or person who spreads.  examples

A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.  examples

A device used to spread bulk material.  examples

A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.  examples

(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.  examples

A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.  examples

The moving platform of a container crane.  examples

(computing, slang) A member of a cracking group who distributes warez.  quotations