bender

[ ben-der ]

noun

1. a person or thing that bends, bend, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.
2. Slang. a drinking spree.
3. Baseball Slang. curve ( def ).

bender

/ ˈbɛndə /

noun

1. informal.
   a drinking bout
2. taboo.
   a male homosexual
3. informal.
   a makeshift shelter constructed by placing tarpaulin or plastic sheeting over bent saplings or woven branches

Word History and Origins

Origin of bender¹

1200–50; Middle English (in surnames); bend ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Rona wears the ’30s silk tank when a dreamy summer day morphs into first kisses at a nightclub — before benders and breakups.

From Los Angeles Times

He struggles more when he can’t get his big bender in the zone.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump has been on a bender with lies to deny that the big crowds and exuberance of the Harris campaign.

From Salon

What may have once been a simple fender bender has “turned into a major claim,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

On one particular trip late last month he drove through a red light into a fender bender.

From Salon