bender

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US /ˈbɛndɚ/ UK /ˈbɛndə/ See IPA manual

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noun

Meanings

1

noun
a bout of heavy drinking (informal); one who bends something

He went on a three-day bender after losing his job.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a bout of heavy drinking... bingespreecarousal jag

Word family

Related forms bend bendable bendy

Etymology

From bend + -er; the 'drinking spree' sense is 19th-century slang. From Old English bendan ('to bend').

bendan Old English

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# bender

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈbɛndɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈbɛndə

## Meanings
1. a bout of heavy drinking (informal); one who bends something

## Examples
- He went on a three-day bender after losing his job.

## Synonyms
- binge
- spree
- carousal
- jag

## Related Forms
- bend
- bendable
- bendy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bendan

## Etymology
From bend + -er; the 'drinking spree' sense is 19th-century slang. From Old English bendan ('to bend').

## AI Etymology
Bender is a noun meaning "a bout of heavy drinking (informal); one who bends something". Historically, it is from bend + -er; the 'drinking spree' sense is 19th-century slang. From Old English bendan ('to bend'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: bender is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The semantic history matters here: the earlier use is the starting point, and the modern sense, "a bout of heavy drinking (informal); one who bends something", is the later or specialized English value. The historical chain is anchored in Old English bendan. Close English family members include bend, bendable, and bendy.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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