Bender
/ˈbɛndər/noun
A person or thing that bends, often used to describe a heavy drinker.
Did you know?In Victorian slang, a 'bender' was also used to describe a spree of debauchery, hinting at a wild, unrestrained lifestyle that defied societal norms.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰendʰ-
“to bend or turn”
Old English
Old English
bendan
“to cause to bend, to curve or to twist”
Middle English
Middle English
benden
“to bend, to twist or to incline”
16th Century
English
bender
“a term for something that bends, later adopted slang for a drinking spree”