winder

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)

Definition categories: person, worker

2. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

Similar word(s): key

Definition categories: man–made

3. mechanical device around which something can be wound

Definition categories: man–made

verb

1. To fan; to clean grain with a fan.