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“Ender”

The following 2 entries include the term Ender.

double-ender

noun

: a ship or boat with bow and stern of similar shape

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bitter-ender

noun

: one who inflexibly rejects opportune compromising or yielding on any part of an effort or policy : extremist, diehard

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