spreader

noun

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spread·er | \ ˈspre-dər

Definition of spreader

: one that spreads: such as

a : an implement for scattering material

b : a small knife used especially for spreading butter

c : a device (such as a bar) holding two linear elements (such as lines, guys, rails) apart and usually taut

Examples of spreader in a Sentence

Mosquito are spreaders of disease.

Recent Examples on the Web As such, fertilizer needs to be distributed evenly across the surface with a fertilizer spreader. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Sep. 2021 Someone can be undetectable in the morning and a super spreader within 24 hours, often before symptoms appear. — Michael Mina, Time, 10 Sep. 2021 The Spark grill employs a heat spreader that deflects the direct heat which means that it is designed to cook using indirect heat. — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021 Schools could become an easy spreader site if kids have no protections, experts say. — Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2021 Schools could become an easy spreader site if kids have no protections. — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021 Our healthcare workers cannot handle another super spreader. — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2021 The Asian host nation has fully vaccinated less than 7% of its population and doctors have warned that an Olympic super-spreader event could push Japan's overstretched medical system to the brink. — Junko Ogura, Julia Hollingsworth And Angus Watson, CNN, 20 June 2021 But pinpointing spreader events is difficult as the delta variant explodes along the Gulf Coast. — al, 11 Aug. 2021

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