spreader
US /ˈspred.ɚ/
UK /ˈspred.ɚ/
1.
a device for spreading something
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He used a butter spreader for his toast.
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The farmer bought a new manure spreader for his fields.
2.
a person or thing that spreads something, especially news or disease
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She was known as a gossip spreader in the office.
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The virus is a fast spreader.