bender

noun

bend·​er ˈben-dər 

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

Synonyms of bender

• spree
• drunk
• binge

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone. —Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025

Likewise, Lamine is not merely a creative talent, but a bender of convention. —Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025

Tony talked so fast, like Scorsese on a cocaine bender, cracking jokes and losing his temper. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025

That’s about half of what archetypal metal-bender General Motors garnered in the same span. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bender

• fender bender
• gender bender

Rhymes for bender

• blender
• fender
• gender
• lender
• mender
• prendre
• render
• sender
• slender
• splendor
• tender
• vender