SPREADER Definition & Meaning

spreader

[ spred-er ]

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noun

a person or thing that spreads.
a small, dull knife or spatula used for spreading butter, jelly, etc., on bread.
a machine for dispersing bulk material:
manure spreader.
a device for spacing or keeping apart two objects, as electric wires.
Nautical. a strut for spreading shrouds on a mast.

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noun

a machine or device used for scattering bulk materials, esp manure or fertilizer, over a relatively wide area
a device for keeping apart or spacing parallel objects, such as electric wires

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of spreader¹

First recorded in 1475–85; spread + -er ¹

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a prolific spreader and amplifier of misinformation on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a new report alleges.

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They included a research initiative as well as a tree-planting project and programmes aimed at supporting farmers and slurry spreaders.

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The case calls into question the future of a company that was a key online supporter of Trump and spreader of conspiracy theories.

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The main spreader of the West Nile virus in California is the culex mosquito, which becomes infected with the virus by feeding on the blood of infected birds.

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Whether that kind of intervention works will depend on how motivated these misinformation spreaders are.

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