mender

ˈmɛndər

Definition

Definition of mender - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

handy worker

Rare

person who fixes things

Rare

The mender repaired the broken chair.

fixer

repairer

workshop gear

Rare

tool used for repairing

Rare

He used a mender to fix the torn fabric.

fixer

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road mender

worker repairing roads

The road mender fixed the potholes efficiently.

Origin of mender

Old English, mend (to repair) + -er (one who)

Examples of mender in a sentence

A local mender was called to fix the antique clock.
The mender was essential for the leather repair.
She found the mender in the old toolbox.

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French:réparateur, outil de réparation, ...
German:Reparateur, Reparaturwerkzeug, ...
Italian:riparatore, attrezzo, ...
Spanish:reparador, ...
Portuguese:reparador, ferramenta de reparo, ...
Chinese:修理工, 修补工具, ...
Japanese:修理屋, 修理道具, ...
Arabic:مصلح, أَدَاة إِصْلَاح, ...
Hebrew:מְתַקֵּן, כְּלִי תִּקּוּן, ...
Russian:ремонтник, инструмент для починки, ...
Ukrainian:ремонтник, ремонтний інструмент, ...
Hindi:सुधारक, मरम्मत उपकरण, ...
Bengali:মেরামতকারী, মেরামতের সরঞ্জাম, ...
Catalan:reparador, eina de reparació, ...
Czech:opravář, opravný nástroj, ...
Danish:reparatør, reparationsværktøj, ...
Dutch:reparateur, reparatietool, ...
Greek:επισκευαστής, εργαλείο επισκευής, ...
Hungarian:javító, javítóeszköz, ...
Khmer:អ្នកជួសជុល, ឧបករណ៍សម្រាប់ជួសជុល, ...
Korean:수리공, 수리 도구, ...
Persian:تعمیرکار, ابزار تعمیر, ...
Polish:naprawiacz, narzędzie naprawcze, ...
Portuguese (BR):reparador, ferramenta de conserto, ...
Romanian:reparator, unealtă, ...
Swedish:reparatör, ...
Thai:ช่างซ่อม, เครื่องมือซ่อมแซม, ...
Turkish:tamirci, tamir aleti, ...
Vietnamese:người thợ sửa chữa, dụng cụ sửa chữa, ...

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