ender
US/ˈɛndə(ɹ)/
ender noun: something which ends another thing.
Noun (1)
ender (plural enders)
- Something which ends another thing.
- The papal paragraph quoted at the outset of this essay is a starting point for some future intervention, not an argument ender that anyone in Silicon Valley is likely to accept.2026 May 27, Ross Douthat, “Pope Leo’s A.I. Vision Might Not Be Strange Enough”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Noun (2)
ender (plural enders)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Ender
Ender (plural Enders)
- A surname from German.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ender
Ender
- A male given name.
Forms of ender
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | enders |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Enders |
Origin of ender
From Middle English endere, ender; equivalent to end (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix).
From end (noun) + -er (relational noun suffix).
Borrowed from German Ender.
Words formed from ender
Phrases with ender
Words that rhyme with ender
- render
- tender
- bender
- surrender
- transgender
- gender
- pretender
- defender
- descender
- engender
- ascender
- fender
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Questions about ender
- What does ender mean?
- Ender means something which ends another thing.
- What part of speech is ender?
- Ender can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ender?
- Ender is pronounced /ˈɛndə(ɹ)/ (US).
- What is the plural of ender?
- The plural of ender is enders.
Words near ender in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ender (page history and authors); Ender (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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