extender
nounEtymology From extend + -er.
1
One who extends.
- 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.1983 June 2, “'PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS' READY TO FILL A GAP THAT DIDN'T DEVELOP”, in The New York Times:
- [Marc Jacobs] is a colonialist, an extender of brands, and in very good shape.2010 November 10, John Caramanica, “Monopoly by Marc Jacobs”, in The New York Times:
2
Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
- “Flour” routinely contained crushed stone or gypsum as a cheap extender.2018 November, Deborah Blum, “When Milk Was Full of Calf Brains”, in The Atlantic:
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.
6
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".
- Derived terms
- DOS extender, physician extender, range extender, telextender