How to Pronounce "spreader"
word
ˈspɹɛdɝ
SPRED-er
spɹˈɛdɐ
SPRED-uh
Definition
A spreader is a tool or machine used to scatter or distribute things like seeds, fertilizer, or sand. It can also mean someone or something that spreads something, such as information or disease.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈspɹɛdɝ
British English
spɹˈɛdɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SPRED-er
UK
SPRED-uh
Listen in Context
The farmer used a spreader to plant the seeds evenly.
The winter road crew loaded salt into the spreader.
He is a spreader of false rumors.
That new fertilizer spreader really saves me time on the weekends.