bender

noun

bend·​er ˈben-dər How to pronounce bender (audio)
plural benders
1
: one that bends
2
: spree
hungover after a weekend bender
3
baseball, informal : curveball
… throws a nasty bender in the zone …Tim Kurkjian
4
or bender tent British : a simple shelter consisting of a framework of branches covered with a tarpaulin
The teenager had left to live in a bender, a home-made shelter in the woods …Emma Cooney

Examples of bender in a Sentence

He went on a bender and was drunk all weekend. didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender
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When Nora’s on a drunken bender in London, for instance, the sound team wove in the sounds of waves and wind, throwing in incongruous and asynchronous sounds to mimic fragments of memory snapping to the surface. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024 The dedicated mom kicked off her football bender in Tampa to watch Jason and the Eagles before traveling almost 1,300 miles to Kansas City to watch Travis and the Chiefs. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024 The bender only made three appearances against Toronto, while the changeup is still awaiting its 2024 debut. Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024 Federal agents interrogated David Yu after a two-day drug bender, and pressured him into cooperation, Schulman said Tuesday. John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bender 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bender was in the 15th century

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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bender. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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