winder

Plural: winders

Noun

• One who winds; a device for winding.
• a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
• mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
• mechanical device around which something can be wound
• A winding plant.
• An engine that raises and lowers the cages in a mine.
• The person who operates such an engine.
• A textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth.
• A spool around which something is wound.
• A key or knob for winding a clock, watch or clockwork mechanism
• One of the steps of a spiral staircase (as opposed to a flyer, or straight step).
• A blow that winds somebody, or takes away their breath.
• A winnowing fan.
• Pronunciation spelling of window.

Verb

• To fan; to clean grain with a fan.

Examples

• As an expert Scrabble winder, he expertly unwound his opponent’s complicated plays.

Synonyms

key, stem