spreader

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English spread English -er English spreader From spread + -er.

1. An object or person who spreads.
2. A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.
3. A device used to spread bulk material.

   “Ellen put grass seed on the lawn with a seed spreader.”

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

   “James used a spreader to butter her bagel.”

5. A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.
6. A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.
7. The moving platform of a container crane.
8. A member of a cracking group who distributes warez.

   “Spreaders uploaded the games to an online BBS to distribute the games as quickly as possible to as many people as possible.”