mender
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈmɛndər/
:
reparador
- The local mender quickly fixed my broken backpack for a small fee.
And Alder says all right, I'm only a mender.
- And Alder says all right, I'm only a mender.
Examples
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Father was a bellows mender; mother had been an acrobat.
Fiction book (2000) -
It may just be that you have great aptitude as a maker and mender of things—you just never knew it.
Blog text (29) -
I am tailor and mender.
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He once had been a knight of Chameol; now he was a binder and mender of books.
Fiction book (1993) -
He took his jacket to the mender because it had a big tear on the sleeve.
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She works as a mender in a small tailor shop downtown, repairing all kinds of clothing.
Synonyms
188
2.3
A person who repairs machines like cars and engines
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2.7
A person who fixes broken machines and equipment
11
2.5
A person who fixes and looks after buildings and equipment
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3.6
A skilled worker who repairs things in houses and apartments
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7.3
A person who fixes small metal things by hand, often while traveling
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3.0
A person who fixes broken things, often as a job
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3.2
A person who repairs machines or home appliances
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6.2
A person who fixes and looks after machines and equipment
A woman who fixes machines, equipment, or buildings
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Etymology
Mender comes from the simple word mend, which means 'to repair' or 'make whole', like someone sewing a tear or fixing a broken bike. So a mender is a person who does that repairing work, especially on clothes or equipment.