bender

[ ben-der ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that bends, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.

  2. Slang. a drinking spree.

  1. Baseball Slang. curve (def. 6a).

Origin of bender

1
1200–50; Middle English (in surnames); see bend1, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for bender

bender

/ (ˈbɛndə) /


noun
  1. informal a drinking bout

  2. British taboo, slang a male homosexual

  1. informal a makeshift shelter constructed by placing tarpaulin or plastic sheeting over bent saplings or woven branches

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