Extender
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Extender is a noun meaning One who extends.
Meaning
One who extends.
More Meanings
- Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
- Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device.
- Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.
- (climbing) A runner, or quick-draw.
- (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
- extenders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extension, extended, extend, expander, extent, spread.
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