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Sander

Sander

See also: sander and sänder

Translingual

Proper noun

Sander m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Percidae – the zander.

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English

Proper noun

Sander

  1. (obsolete): A male given name, formed as a contraction of Alexander
  2. A surname.
  3. A village in Norway

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑnˑdər/

Etymology

Shortened from Alexander.

Proper noun

Sander ?

  1. A male given name.

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Estonian

Etymology

Shortened from Aleksander.

Proper noun

Sander

  1. A male given name.

Norwegian

Etymology

Shortened from Alexander/Aleksander.

Proper noun

Sander

  1. A male given name.

sander

sander

See also: Sander and sänder

English

Noun

sander (plural sanders)

  1. A person employed to sand wood.
  2. A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
  3. (railway) A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy or icy conditions to improve traction.
  4. (archaic) Previously a small device resembling a saltshaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.

Derived terms

  • random orbital sander
  • belt sander

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Adjective

sander

  1. true, real

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