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

The latest film from Polish filmmaker Jan Komasa follows a 19-year-old degenerate raver from London who, in the last gasp of an all-time bender, is kidnapped by Stephen Graham and chained up in the basement of a posh estate. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2026

Creating and installing the wing-less dragon and its mix of Asian and European accents was no small endeavor for Gretchen Olson, a neon glass bender and founder of Northern Lights Neon. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026

The mine shafts oblige them generously, particularly after a bender or a jilting. —Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

Tube benders also use stained glass, phosphorus and mercury to create other colors. —Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026

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