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MikeL · 02-20-2008, 11:37 PM

All I can suggest is that he has used "tender" as a noun referring to a person who "tends", by analogy with "builder", "runner" etc. Since the verb "to tend" means "to look after", it would make sense, but it is not normal.

02-20-2008, 11:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
MikeL International Forum Fan Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Auckland New Zealand Posts: 596 MikeL came out of the blue	All I can suggest is that he has used "tender" as a noun referring to a person who "tends", by analogy with "builder", "runner" etc. Since the verb "to tend" means "to look after", it would make sense, but it is not normal.
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