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ender¹

  • /ˈɛndə(ɹ)/ US
  • /ˈɛndɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛndə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English endere, ender; equivalent to end (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix).

noun enders

  1. Something which ends another thing. The papal paragraph quoted at the outset of this essay is a starting point for some future intervention, not an argument ender that anyone in Silicon Valley is likely to accept.

ender²

  • /ˈɛndə(ɹ)/ US
  • /ˈɛndɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛndə(ɹ)

noun enders

  1. A maneuver in which one uses the pressure of a wave to flip one's kayak end over end.

Ender³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Ender.

proper noun Enders

  1. A surname from German.

Ender⁴

proper noun

  1. A male given name.

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noun something ending another thing

Españolfinalizador, terminador

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"ender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ender. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ender. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ender

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"ender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ender.

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@misc{ender_2026,
  title = {ender},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ender},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}