spawner

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spawner

  • /ˈspɔnɚ/ US
  • /ˈspɔːnə/ UK

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From spawn + -er.

noun spawners

  1. A female fish, often specifically a salmon, which is physiologically ready to spawn

    Similar: fishess, henfish, hen

  2. A program which spawns objects or processes as needed
  3. An object in a simulated game world that spawns further objects. […] at this point, there are enemy birds that fly out of the pipe and attack the player's avatar. The pipes themselves are "enemy spawners" […]

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noun female fish

Portuguêspeixa
DeutschRogener, Rogner, Rogenfisch
Românăpeștoaică

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@misc{spawner_2026,
  title = {spawner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spawner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}