# extender

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,632

## Definitions
1. One who extends.
2. Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
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.
5. A runner, or quick-draw.
6. A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".

## Etymology
From extend + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **extends** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extender-vs-extends)
- **extend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extend-vs-extender)
- **extended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extended-vs-extender)
- **engender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/engender-vs-extender)

## Common misspellings (12)
`etxender`, `exetnder`, `extedner`, `extendder`, `extenderr`, `extendre`, `extenedr`, `extennder`, `extneder`, `exttender`, `exxtender`, `xetender`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/extender