spader

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US/ˈspeɪdɚ/

noun

One who, or that which, spades; specifically, a digging machine.

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Meanings

spader1

nounspader (plural spaders)

plural spaders

  1. One who, or that which, spades; specifically, a digging machine.

Spader2

proper nounSpader (plural Spaders)

plural Spaders

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

spader · noun

From spade + -er.

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Spader · proper noun

  1. GermanSpader
  2. EnglishSpader

Borrowed from German Spader or Späder.

More words from German

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spader

traderraiderNadergraderinvadershaderfadernadirsederwaderaiderAdurbladerambuscadermasquerader
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Anagrams

spreaddrapesPersadASPDer
Cite this entry
APA

spader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spader

MLA

“spader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spader. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spader,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spader.

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