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bonder

7.2

A person who helps people make friends and feel included

noun
/ˈbɒndər/

: conector

I'm the medical superintendent of the Bonder State Hospital for the Insane.

Examples

As a social worker, she is often seen as a bonder who brings families together.
A good bonder can help foster connections between individuals in a community.
I've got the security bonder.

Baby Geniuses (1999)
Bonders build relationships within their own groups.

Academic text (2007)
In an interview, Ichthus's lawyer, Scott Bonder, says the whole argument is unfair: "Valerie McClellan is the person I take my marching orders from."

Academic text (2011)
His role as a bonder includes organizing events where strangers can make new friends.

Synonyms

networker

vsbonder

3 3.7

A person who meets and keeps contacts for work or social life

focuses on bringing people together to create social or emotional connections

relator

vsbonder

7.4

A person who connects people so they can work together

helps others form emotional bonds rather than only mediating their interaction

Antonyms

divider

5 4.1

A person who separates people or things into groups

isolator

1 7.1

A device that keeps things apart to stop contact or interference

How Connecting

bonder

7.2

networker

3 3.7

matchmaker

26 4.7

participant

295 2.4

Surface Forms

bonder singular

bonders plural

Morphology

bonder = bond (transparent) = bond + er

Productive agent/instrument noun formed from the verb 'bond' with the common suffix '-er', meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Bonder comes from the familiar word bond meaning 'a tie' or 'connection' plus the ending -er meaning 'someone who does'. So a bonder is someone who brings people together and helps create close ties.