lander en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [ˈlændɚ] (General-American)
- [ˈlændə] (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lander From land (verb) + -er.
Meanings
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One who lands, or who lands something.
The Faroese have been important landers of fish at Aberdeen for decades.
1997, Northern Scotland, volumes 17-18, page 94:
- A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.
- A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
- (slang) An illegal immigrant.
- (Internet) Synonym of landing page.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| landers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lunar lander · bilander · belandre
Synonyms
Translations (21)
de Lander (space probe) · it modulo di atterraggio (space probe) · ja ランダー (space probe) · ru поса́дочный мо́дуль (space probe) · pl lądownik (space probe) · ru спуска́емый аппара́т (space probe) · ru нелега́лка ((slang) illegal immigrant) · pl nielegalna imigrantka ((slang) illegal immigrant) · fi laskeutumisluotain (space probe) · pl ładownik (person at the mouth of a shaft) · ja 着陸船 (space probe) · fi laskeutuja (space probe) · sv landare (space probe) · ko 착륙선 (space probe) · ru нелега́л ((slang) illegal immigrant) · tr iniş aracı (space probe) · pl ładowacz (person at the mouth of a shaft) · cmn 著陸器 /著陆器 (space probe) · pl nielegalny imigrant ((slang) illegal immigrant) · hi लैंडर (space probe) · fr atterrisseur (space probe)