wirebender

English

Etymology

From 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.