fender

noun

1. the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
2. a device on the front of a locomotive, streetcar, or the like, for clearing the track of obstructions.
3. a mudguard or splashboard on a horse-drawn vehicle.
4. Nautical. a piece of timber, bundle of rope, or the like, hung over the side of a vessel to lessen shock or prevent chafing, as between the vessel and a dock or another vessel.
5. a low metal guard before an open fireplace, to keep back falling coals.
6. a person or thing that wards something off.

noun

1. a low metal frame which confines falling coals to the hearth
2. mainly US a metal frame fitted to the front of locomotives to absorb shock, clear the track, etc
3. a cushion-like device, such as a car tyre hung over the side of a vessel to reduce damage resulting from accidental contact or collision
4. US and Canadian the part of a car body that surrounds the wheelsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): wing

noun

1. trademark a type of solid-body electric guitar