fender

1. 1.

   a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

   “in Britain they call a fender a wing”

   Synonymswing

   Broaderbarrier

   Narrowermudguard

   Part ofcar
2. 2.

   an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

   Synonymsbuffercowcatcherpilot

   Broaderframework

   Part oflocomotive
3. 3.

   a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth

   Broaderguard
4. 4.

   a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact

   Synonymsbuffer

   Broaderdevice

   Part ofcar

Other forms of fender

plural

fenders·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fender

What does fender mean?

fender means "a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fender?

fender has 2 syllables: fen-der. The stress falls on "fen". In IPA it is /ˈfɛndɚ/.

What is another word for fender?

Close synonyms include wing, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot, buffer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fender a common word?

fender is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fender?

2 words rhyme with fender. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.