Bender ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Bender ( noun )

1. A device for bending something, in particular a machine tool for shaping metal.
2. A person who regularly becomes excessively drunk.
3. A period of excessive drinking or drug use.

Origin:

Late middle english (denoting a tool for bending metal): from bend + -er.

Examples:

1. He used a pipe bender to shape the metal.
2. He was a notorious bender, drinking heavily every night.
3. He went on a bender last weekend and can't remember much from it.
4. The bender at the factory was used to make metal pipes for the construction site.
5. After losing his job, he went on a two-week bender and didn't leave his apartment.

(As a verb)

Bender ( verb )

1. A device for bending something, in particular a machine tool for shaping metal.
2. A person who regularly becomes excessively drunk.
3. A period of excessive drinking or drug use.

Origin:

Late middle english (denoting a tool for bending metal): from bend + -er.

Examples:

1. He used a pipe bender to shape the metal.
2. He was a notorious bender, drinking heavily every night.
3. He went on a bender last weekend and can't remember much from it.
4. The bender at the factory was used to make metal pipes for the construction site.
5. After losing his job, he went on a two-week bender and didn't leave his apartment.