winder

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about winder at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. A worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism).
2. Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock).
3. Mechanical device around which something can be wound.