Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spreader

/ˈspɹɛdɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
spread-er
IPA
/ˈspɹɛdɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An object or person who spreads.

noun

A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.

noun

A device used to spread bulk material.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

The moving platform of a container crane.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From spread + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspɹɛdɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spreaders (plural)

Derived Forms

antispreader microspreader superspreader

Phrases

heat spreader manure spreader muck spreader spreader bar spreader diaper spreader pants super-spreader

Synonyms

broadcaster

Rhymes With

header cheddar shredder fedor eder vedder redder feder tedder deader raeder schraeder

Questions

How do you pronounce spreader?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɹɛdɚ/.
What does spreader mean?
An object or person who spreads.
Where does spreader come from?
From spread + -er.

How to pronounce spreader

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