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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

hell•bend•er n.

Reptilesa large salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in eastern North America, having a flat, stout body and broad head.
[Informal.]a reckless or headstrong person.

hell + bender 1805–15, American.

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