mender

[US]/'mendə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who repairs and improves things; an expert in repairing and improving items.

Example Sentences

The skilled mender fixed the torn seam in no time.

She is a talented mender who can mend anything from clothes to broken hearts.

The mender carefully stitched the fabric back together.

He works as a shoe mender, repairing worn-out soles and heels.

The professional mender used a special technique to mend the antique vase.

She learned how to be a mender from her grandmother, who was a skilled seamstress.

The mender's hands were always busy, fixing things for others.

As a mender of relationships, she helped mend the broken bond between the two friends.

The village mender was known for his ability to fix anything, from pots to chairs.

The mender's shop was filled with various tools and materials for repairing different items.

Real-world Examples

There, he was in turn a horse-keeper, a stage-boy, a play mender and finally a playwright.

Source: Stories of World Celebrities: Literary Figures and Poets

Oh, Mama, must I? My boots are at the menders and I haven't ridden for weeks.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

My boots are at the menders and I haven't ridden for weeks.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 1

It was high noontide, when two dusty men passed through his streets and under his swinging lamps: of whom, one was Monsieur Defarge: the other a mender of roads in a blue cap.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Original Version)

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