ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Extender

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Extender is a noun meaning One who extends.

Meaning

One who extends.

More Meanings

  1. Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
  2. Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device.
  3. Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.
  4. (climbing) A runner, or quick-draw.
  5. (linguistics) A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".

Example Sentences

Soy protein is used as a meat extender.
“Flour” routinely contained crushed stone or gypsum as a cheap extender.
[Marc Jacobs] is a colonialist, an extender of brands, and in very good shape.
The public has learned to accept the services of physician extenders as a substitute for a qualified medical doctor, but the medical profession itself will, I daresay, continue to erect substantial barriers to any policy or effort that directly affects income.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include extension, extended, extend, expander, extent, spread.

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