"spawner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɔnɚ/ [General-American], /ˈspɔːnə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: spawners [plural]
Etymology: spawn + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spawn|er}} spawn + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} spawner (plural spawners)
  1. (fishing) A female fish, often specifically a salmon, which is physiologically ready to spawn Categories (topical): Fishing Categories (lifeform): Female animals, Fish Synonyms: henfish, hen Translations (female fish): hunfisk [common-gender] (Danish), kuiter [feminine] (Dutch), Rogener [masculine] (German), Rogner [masculine] (German), Rogenfisch [masculine] (German), hrygna [feminine] (Icelandic), hunnfisk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hofisk [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fit [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hifit [masculine] (Volapük), jifit [feminine] (Volapük), salm (alt: ♂♀ salmon) (Volapük), hisalm (alt: ♂ salmon) (Volapük), jisalm [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-spawner-en-noun-kOrNBAqd Disambiguation of Female animals: 72 19 9 Disambiguation of Fish: 80 11 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 48 29 23 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'female fish': 100 0 0
  2. (computing) A program which spawns objects or processes as needed Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-spawner-en-noun-OGpAg~Qs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 19 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (video games) An object in a simulated game world that spawns further objects. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-spawner-en-noun-peVoKZix Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 19 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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