Fender vs Lender - What's the difference?
fender | lender |
(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels
(US) a shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water
(nautical) Any shaped cushion-like object normally made from polymers, rubber or wood that is placed along the sides of a boat to prevent damage when moored alongside another vessel or jetty, or when using a lock, etc. Modern variations are cylindrical although older wooden version and rubbing strips can still be found; old tyres are used as a cheap substitute
A low metal framework in front of a fireplace, intended to catch hot coals, soot, and ash
Image:Fender edit.jpg, the fenders on this car are highlighted red
Image:Bicycle-Mudguard-Fender.jpg, the fender on the rear wheel of a bicycle
Image:Cockpit-Fender.jpg, the fender on the side of a boat
Image:Fireplace fender (false colour).jpg, a fireplace with the fender highlighted in false colour
One who lends, especially money.
* Shakespeare , Hamlet, circa 1602, Act 1 scene 3, Polonius speaks [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/2ws2610.txt]
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As a proper noun fender
is of (etyl) origin, a variant of fenrich or fendler.As a noun lender is
one who lends, especially money.fender
English
(wikipedia fender)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (sense) (Australian) guard, (British) wheel arch, (British) wing * (sense) (British) mudguardDerived terms
* club fender * fender-bender * fender skirtSee also
Anagrams
* ----lender
English
Noun
(en noun)- "Neither a borrower nor a lender be:
- For loan oft loses both itself and friend;
- And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."
End of the peer show, passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.}}