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intender

intender

1 8.1
A person who plans to do something
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtɛndər/
: intencionado
  • If they wanted to bring in import intenders to GM dealers, GEO worked OK for that.

Examples

  • The marketing team conducted a survey to identify potential intenders for the new product line.

  • As an intender to purchase a home, she spent weeks researching the best neighborhoods.

  • Saturn brought in import intenders but then left them with nothing to move up to.

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  • The company aimed to attract young intenders by offering discounts on their latest gadgets.

Synonyms

planner
vsintender
133 3.2

A person who makes plans for towns, buildings, or events

plans to do something personally rather than as an official job
contriver
vsintender
1 8.3

A person who thinks up clever plans or ideas

plans to act without the crafty or scheming tone
formulator
vsintender
1 6.2

A person who creates and explains ideas or plans clearly

plans to act rather than only wording or expressing ideas
deviser
vsintender
1 7.0

A person who invents or plans new things

focuses on deciding to act rather than inventing or shaping plans

Surface Forms

intender singular
intenders plural

Morphology

intender = intend (transparent) = intend + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'intend' with '-er', meaning 'a person who intends', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

Intender comes from intend, which has the parts in- meaning 'toward' and tend meaning 'to stretch' or 'reach'. So an intender is someone 'reaching toward' a plan or goal, in other words a person who intends or plans to do something.