spreader
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈsprɛdər/
- Specialized
:
esparcidor
- The lawn care team employed a spreader to ensure the seeds were scattered properly.
- manure spreader
- tractor with a spreader
- spreader truck
Examples
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The manure is spread over the base with a side delivery spreader.
Academic text (1995) -
For field application, Foster purchased a farm-scale manure spreader to handle the load of heavy, moist compost.
Academic text (1995) -
I love John Deere, but their spreader could be better.
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Otherwise, a manure spreader can do the job.
Academic text (1996) -
Field application will most likely be done with standard manure spreaders.
Academic text (1998) -
"We purchased a manure spreader—primarily as a method to spread compost on our landfill," says Zimmerman.
Academic text (1996) -
Farmers often use a spreader to distribute fertilizer evenly across their fields.
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After winter, the city operated a spreader to apply salt on the icy roads.
Synonyms
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6.5
A tool that spreads seed or fertilizer evenly over a wide area
A machine that spreads seeds or fertilizer across an area
A machine that plants crops evenly across a field
An animal or machine that spreads seeds and pollen across a wide area
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A beam that sits below a crane hook to spread weight when lifting heavy objects
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word spreader comes from the common verb spread, which means 'to scatter', plus the ending -er meaning 'one that does something'. So a spreader is literally a machine or device that scatters seeds, fertilizer, or sand evenly over an area.