Home › Words › S › spaderspader/ˈspeɪdɚ/spader means A surname from German.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, spader ranks #28,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.spader is pronounced /ˈspeɪdɚ/.EtymologyBorrowed from German Spader or Späder.nameA surname from German.nounOne who, or that which, spades; specifically, a digging machine.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).