mender
noun
a person or thing that mends.
menders
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pluralof mender.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Neither one of them can be fixed by Marlène or Michel, although both are menders of female psyches: Marlène with creams and lotions, Michel with the aquatic exercise classes he leads at a local spa.
From Washington Post ā Jul. 6, 2017
As well as fishermen there were fish driers, fish smokers, fish friers, fish buyers and sellers, net menders, boat builders, and boat repairers.
From Slate ā Mar. 27, 2015
Servants, sailors, watermen, farm carters, artisans in the building trade, labourers and road menders, forest workers.
From The Guardian ā Oct. 11, 2014
In the country house of Britain's Prime Minister the generation of empire menders was at work.
From Time Magazine Archive
“We saw,” stated Bass, “the local glass menders, who joined us right out of school, not only become experts, but marry and raise children.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
