extenders

Noun

extender (plural extenders)

1. One who extends.
   • The public has learned to accept the services of physician extenders as a substitute for a qualified medical doctor, but the medical profession itself will, I daresay, continue to erect substantial barriers to any policy or effort that directly affects income.1983 June 2, “'PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS' READY TO FILL A GAP THAT DIDN'T DEVELOP”, in The New York Times
2. Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
   • “Flour” routinely contained crushed stone or gypsum as a cheap extender.2018 November, Deborah Blum, “When Milk Was Full of Calf Brains”, in The Atlantic
3. Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device.
4. Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.
   • Soy protein is used as a meat extender.
5. A runner, or quick-draw.
6. A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".