extender
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
Definition of extender
6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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One who extends.
“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.”
“[Marc Jacobs] is a colonialist, an extender of brands, and in very good shape.”
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noun
-
One who extends.
“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.”
“[Marc Jacobs] is a colonialist, an extender of brands, and in very good shape.”
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Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
““Flour” routinely contained crushed stone or gypsum as a cheap extender.”
- Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device.
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Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.
“Soy protein is used as a meat extender.”
- A runner, or quick-draw.
- A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From extend + -er.
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