ˈbendə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from benden + -er
1. : one that bends or folds: as
a. : an instrument or power-driven machine for bending
b. : a factory worker who bends and shapes wooden or metal parts by hand or by machine ; specifically : one that shapes wooden parts of furniture that have been made flexible by steaming
c. : a paper-products worker who folds blanks (as for boxes or bags) along scored lines to prepare them for further processing or to collapse them for shipment
d. : a paperboard suitable for folding — called also bending board
2. : spree
go out on a bender
3. slang Britain : sixpence
4. dialect chiefly England : an extraordinary specimen
it's a bender of a night — Rudyard Kipling
5. benders plural : bender cotton