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tend·er [ téndər ] (plural tend·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. boat small boat ferrying to large boat: a small boat used to go to and from a larger one such as a yacht

2. rail vehicle carrying supplies for steam engine: the permanently coupled rear part of a large steam locomotive, used for carrying its coal and water

3. somebody who tends: somebody who tends something or somebody

[15th century. Shortening of attender (<attend), or <tend2]
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