wirebender

English

Etymology

wire +‎ bender

Noun

wirebender (plural wirebenders)

  1. (Trinidad and Tobago) An artisan responsible for shaping the wire structures upon which carnival costumes are created.
    • 1992, Adrian Curtis Bird, Trinidad sweet: the people, their culture, their island, page 41:
      Benches and tables are set up for the workers headed by professional assistants like the wirebenders on whose expertise so much of the finery of Carnival costumes depend.
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