English Explanatory Dictionary

spawner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female fish, often specifically a salmon, which is physiologically ready to spawn
  2. A program which spawns objects or processes as needed
  3. An object in a simulated game world that spawns further objects.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spawner.wav /ˈspɔnɚ/ /ˈspɔːnə/

Word forms

spawner spawners

Etymology

From spawn + -er.

Synonyms

fishess henfish hen
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