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wirebender

wirebender noun: an artisan responsible for shaping the wire structures upon which carnival costumes are created.

Noun

wirebender (plural wirebenders)

  1. (Trinidad-and-Tobago) An artisan responsible for shaping the wire structures upon which carnival costumes are created.
    • Benches and tables are set up for the workers headed by professional assistants like the wirebenders on whose expertise so much of the finery of Carnival costumes depend.1992, Adrian Curtis Bird, Trinidad sweet: the people, their culture, their island, page 41

Forms of wirebender

pluralwirebenders

Origin of wirebender

From wire + bender.

Questions about wirebender

What does wirebender mean?
Wirebender means an artisan responsible for shaping the wire structures upon which carnival costumes are created.
What part of speech is wirebender?
Wirebender is a noun.
What is the plural of wirebender?
The plural of wirebender is wirebenders.

Words near wirebender in the dictionary

  1. wire-wove
  2. wireable
  3. wireback
  4. wirebacks
  5. wireball
  6. wirebender
  7. wirebenders
  8. wirebird
  9. wirebirds
  10. wirebound
  11. wirebrush

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