# widener

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #67,170

## Definitions
1. Any device used to widen something; especially a drill designed to produce a hole greater than its own diameter.

## Etymology
From widen + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/widener