bender
UK/ˈbɛndə/US/ˈbɛndɚ/
bender noun: one who, or that which, bends.
Noun
bender (plural benders)
- One who, or that which, bends.
- A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
- A bout of heavy drinking or drug use.
- He's been out on a bender with his mates.
- A couple of students of Williams College went over to North Adams on a bender. This would have been serious matter under the best of circumstances, but each returned with a “brick in his hat,” etc.1857, Newspaper, April
- A homosexual man.
- “So they're easy about having a bender in the house, are they, their lordships?”2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 6, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- male homosexual
- A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies.
- Synonyms:
- bender tent
- A suspended sentence.
- 'Oh and Gary, what happened in Ahmed?' 'Not guilty, sir.' 'Oh no! And Tredwell?' 'Bender.' 'Suspended sentence? So both walked. […]2015, Olly Jarvis, Death by Dangerous, page 81
- He anticipated a prison sentence though he thought there was a slight possibility of 'getting off on a bender' (suspended sentence).2019, Howard Williamson, Youth and Policy: Contexts and Consequences
- A sixpence.
- What will you take to be paid out?’ said the butcher. ‘The regular chummage is two–and–six. Will you take three bob?’ ‘And a bender,’ suggested the clerical gentleman. ‘Well, I don’t mind that; it’s only twopence a piece more,’ said Mr. Martin. ‘What do you say, now? We’ll pay you out for...1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers 42
- A spree, a frolic.
- Something exceptional.
Interjection
- Used to express disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard.
- Synonyms:
- bullshit
- Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
- O yes, I'll do it — bender!
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Bender
Bender
- A surname.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Bender
Bender
- A city and municipality of Moldova, under de-facto control of Transnistria.
- Synonyms:
- Tighina
bender meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
bender in Hindi
- बेंडर, बेंडर करें
bender in Tamil
- வளையி
bender in Marathi
- बेंडर, बेन्डर
bender in Bengali
- বেন্ডার
More languagesFewer languages
- bender in Telugu
- బెండర్
- bender in Malayalam
- ബെൻഡർ, ബെണ്ടർ
- bender in Kannada
- ಬೆಂಡರ್
- bender in Punjabi
- ਬੈਂਡਰ
- bender in Gujarati
- બેન્ડર
- bender in Odia
- ବେଣ୍ଡର୍, ବେଣ୍ଡର
- bender in Nepali
- बेन्डर, बेंडर
Examples of bender in a sentence
- "Wait, is this about the other night when you two lightweights totally went on that bender?"2005 August 23, Haley Hazelton, Misfile (webcomic), 2005-08-23:
- We can have a mad one, we can have a bender / Order what you want from the bartender / Come back to mine and all be splender / I'll give you a night to remember2016 February 14, Joseph Adenuga, Darren Dixon, Tariq Devega, “Ladies Hit Squad” (track 6), in Konnichiwa, performed by Skepta ft. D Double...
- I've really been on a bender and it shows2006, My Chemical Romance, “The Sharpest Lives”, in The Black Parade:
- Will you take three bob?’ ‘And a bender,’ suggested the clerical gentleman. ‘Well, I don’t mind that; it’s only twopence a piece more,’ said Mr.1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers 42
Synonyms of bender
- batter
- binge
- spree
- toot
- male homosexual
- bender tent
- bullshit
- Tighina
- I don't think
- not
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Forms of bender
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | benders |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Bendery |
Origin of bender
Hypotheses: * bend + -er. In sense of “heavy drinking”, originally generally “spree”, from 1846, of uncertain origin – vague contemporary sense of “something extraordinary”, connection to bend (e.g., bending elbow to drink (bend one's elbow)) or perhaps from Scottish sense of “strong drinker”. * In Britain, for about four centuries, a sixpence was known as a bender because its silver content made it easy to bend in the hands. This was commonly done to create ‘love tokens’, many of which survive in collections to this day. The value of a sixpence was also enough to get thoroughly inebriated as taverns would often allow you to drink all day for two pence. This gave rise to the expression ‘going on a bender’. * (interjection): From over the bender, referring to a person's arm (and sometimes accompanied by a gesture of the thumb backward over the shoulder); compare over the left shoulder.
From bender; the name was given to someone who bent things.
Words formed from bender
- bagel bender
- banana-bender
- banana bender
- B-bender
- bumder
- conduit bender
- elbow bender
- fender bender
- fender-bender
- gender bender
- gender-bender
- genre-bender
- hellbender
- mindbender
- over the bender
- pipe bender
- pretzel-bender
- reality bender
- spaghetti bender
- spoonbender
- taco bender
- taco-bender
- tickly-bender
- wirebender
Phrases with bender
Words that rhyme with bender
- render
- tender
- surrender
- transgender
- gender
- pretender
- defender
- descender
- engender
- ascender
- fender
- attender
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Questions about bender
- What does bender mean?
- Bender means one who, or that which, bends.
- What is bender in Hindi?
- Bender in Hindi is बेंडर, बेंडर करें. See Bender meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use bender in a sentence?
- "Wait, is this about the other night when you two lightweights totally went on that bender?"
- What part of speech is bender?
- Bender can be a noun, an interjection or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bender?
- Bender is pronounced /ˈbɛndə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bender?
- The plural of bender is benders.
Words near bender in the dictionary
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