: a small knife used especially for spreading butter
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: a device (such as a bar) holding two linear elements (such as lines, guys, rails) apart and usually taut
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Mosquito are spreaders of disease.
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Mint has earned its reputation as a spreader, but that doesn’t have to be bad.—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025 This feat is achieved via a combination of internal spreader bars and structural arcs.—New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025 Pre-emergent killers usually come in solid forms that require the use of specific lawn care equipment, such as a pellet spreader.—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025 Several users have pointed out that, when asked who the biggest spreader of misinformation on X is, Grok's response is Musk.—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spreader
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