extender

Meaning

1. Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
2. Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device.
3. Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.
4. A runner, or quick-draw. (from sense #2)
5. A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data