tender
4
5.1
- noun
- /ˈtɛndər/
:
cuidador
- The camp tender made sure all the supplies were ready for the campers.
- a bridge tender
- a mason tender
- a lock tender
And so these days you'll find me a regular, a tender at church.
- And so these days you'll find me a regular, a tender at church.
Examples
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In addition, there are 1,800 males who help the divers as tenders in the dugout canoes.
Academic text (1996) -
Each jar-tender tries to get as many guests as possible to come and drink from his or her jar.
Academic text (1993) -
Now, what I want is a camp tender to stay in the main camp, where the Forest Service says.
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Now, suddenly, like my mother and grandmother before me, I was the tender of graves.
Fiction book (1990) -
And so these days you'll find me a regular, a tender at church.
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"Juan Diestro is in charge of the mine workers, and I am in charge of the field laborers and livestock tenders.
Fiction book (1995) -
As the tender of the garden, she regularly watered the plants and removed weeds.
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The museum hired a tender to care for the delicate artifacts on display.
Synonyms
136
2.8
A person who serves or helps people in a public place
106
2.5
A person who looks after buildings, animals, or things
79
3.2
A person who helps someone who is ill, elderly, or has a disability with daily tasks
60
1.9
A person who looks after a building, home, or person when the owner is away
6
3.4
A person who looks after someone who is ill, older, or cannot look after themselves, often as a job
2
4.0
A person who looks after young children in their own home while the parents work
A person who helps and looks after someone with daily needs
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
2
2.5
Gentle, careful help and attention people give to someone or something that needs support
How Caring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tender meaning a person who looks after something comes from the verb tend ('to take care of'), so a tender is simply someone who 'tends' or cares for people, animals, or things.