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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The end result is a little bit bubbly R&B, a little bit finger-picky Glen Campbell and a whole lot of pure Billie Eilish on a lovestruck bender. Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024 University of Texas at El Paso As for the rats, the metaphorical sun eventually rose on their 14-day bender and they were cut off from their cocaine supply. New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024 Jeff’s vision for the New Era game seems to be to dilute the opportunity for strategy and politics as much as possible and replace it with a weeklong bender at Foxwoods that comes with a voucher for unlimited pigs in a blanket. Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024 The big bender was the key to Morton’s mid-career reinvention. Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bender 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 22 Dec. 2024.

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