One who undertakes or attempts something; a person who makes an effort or endeavor.
From the prefix 'en-' plus 'tender' (from Old French 'tendre', from Latin 'tendere' meaning to stretch or extend). Related to 'contender' and 'tender', it describes someone who stretches toward a goal.
While 'entendre' (double meaning) is famous in English, its root 'entender' is nearly forgotten—but it literally means 'one who stretches toward' something, the essence of what endeavor means.
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