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tenderer

tenderer is the comparative form of tender.

Meaning of tender

Adjective

tender (comparative tenderer, superlative tenderest)

  1. Sensitive or painful to the touch.
    • […]poore Lord, is't I
      That chaſe thee from thy Countrie, and expoſe
      Thoſe tender limbes of thine[…]c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
    • tender plants
  3. Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
    • the tender and delicate woman among you1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 28:56
  4. Soft and easily chewed.
    • The Matrix is telling my brain this steak is tender, succulent, and juicy.2001, Joey Pantolino (character), The Matrix (movie)
  5. Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
    • Our Bodies are not naturally more Tender than our Faces.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC
  6. Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
    • Suzanne was such a tender mother to her children.

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Noun

tenderer (plural tenderers)

  1. One who tenders (a bid, a contract, etc.).

Forms of tenderer

pluraltenderers

Origin of tenderer

From tender + -er.

Questions about tenderer

What does tenderer mean?
Tenderer means one who tenders (a bid, a contract, etc.).
What is tenderer the comparative form of?
Tenderer is the comparative form of tender.
What part of speech is tenderer?
Tenderer is a noun.
What is the plural of tenderer?
The plural of tenderer is tenderers.

Words near tenderer in the dictionary

  1. tenderability
  2. tenderable
  3. tendered
  4. tenderee
  5. tenderees
  6. tenderer
  7. tenderer-hearted
  8. tenderers
  9. tenderest
  10. tenderest-hearted
  11. tendereth

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