mender

mender
mend VERB 1) restore to the correct or working condition. 2) improve.
NOUN a repair in a material.
mend (one's) fences — Cf. ↑mend one's fences
on the mend — Cf. ↑on the mend
DERIVATIVES mendable adjective mender noun.
ORIGIN shortening of AMEND(Cf. ↑amendable).

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  • Mender — Mend er, n. One who mends or repairs. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mender — (n.) late 14c., agent noun from MEND (Cf. mend) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • mender — noun see mend I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mender — /men deuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that mends. 2. a piece of sheet metal that has been imperfectly tinned but that may be retinned to an acceptable standard. [1350 1400; ME; see MEND, ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • mender — noun A person who mends …   Wiktionary

  • mender — mend|er [ˈmendə US ər] n someone who repairs something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mender — mendÉ™(r) n. fixer, repairer, one who mends …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mender — mend·er …   English syllables

  • mender — See: mend …   English dictionary

  • mender — noun a skilled worker who mends or repairs things • Syn: ↑repairer, ↑fixer • Derivationally related forms: ↑fix (for: ↑fixer), ↑repair (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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