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