bender

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbɛndə/

noun

  • 1an object or person that bends something: a metal bender
  • 2 informal a wild drinking spree: he went off on a self-destructive bender
  • 3British informal, derogatory a male homosexual.
  • 4British a shelter made by covering a framework of bent branches with canvas or tarpaulin: we lived underneath this bender we built in the woods

Origin:

late 15th century (denoting instruments such as pliers, for bending things): from bend1 + -er1