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語源

From extend +‎ -er.

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名詞

extender (plural extenders)

1. One who extends.
   • 1983 June 2, “'PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS' READY TO FILL A GAP THAT DIDN'T DEVELOP”, in The New York Times‎:

     The public has learned to accept the services of physician extenders as a substitute for a qualified medical doctor, but the medical profession itself will, I daresay, continue to erect substantial barriers to any policy or effort that directly affects income.

   • 2010 November 10, John Caramanica, “Monopoly by Marc Jacobs”, in The New York Times‎:

     [Marc Jacobs] is a colonialist, an extender of brands, and in very good shape.

2. Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
   • 2018 November, Deborah Blum, “When Milk Was Full of Calf Brains”, in The Atlantic‎:

     “Flour” routinely contained crushed stone or gypsum as a cheap extender.

3. Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device.
4. Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.

   Soy protein is used as a meat extender.

5. (climbing) A runner, or quick-draw.
6. (linguistics) A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".

派生語

アナグラム

• re-extend, reextend, reëxtend