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Definitions for Fender

[1] the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
[2] a device on the front of a locomotive, streetcar, or the like, for clearing the track of obstructions.
[3] a mudguard or splashboard on a horse-drawn vehicle.
[4] Nautical . a piece of timber, bundle of rope, or the like, hung over the side of a vessel to lessen shock or prevent chafing, as between the vessel and a dock or another vessel.
[5] a low metal guard before an open fireplace, to keep back falling coals.
[6] a person or thing that wards something off.
[7] a low metal frame which confines falling coals to the hearth
[8] mainly US a metal frame fitted to the front of locomotives to absorb shock, clear the track, etc
[9] a cushion-like device, such as a car tyre hung over the side of a vessel to reduce damage resulting from accidental contact or collision
[10] US and Canadian the part of a car body that surrounds the wheels Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): wing
[11] trademark a type of solid-body electric guitar

Words related to Fender

bumper, apron, shield, buffer, mask, screen, cover, guard, curb, cushion, ward, protector, frame, mudguard, splashboard

Words nearby Fender

fencing, fencing wire, fend, fend for oneself, fendalton tractor, fender, fender bender, fender pile, fendered, feneration, fenestella

Origin of Fender

1350–1400; Middle English fendour, aphetic variant of defendour defender

Word origin for Fender

C20: named after Leo Fender (1909-91), its US inventor (1951)

Synonyms for Fender

bumper, apron, buffer, cover, curb, cushion, frame, guard, mask, mudguard, protector, screen, shield, splashboard, ward