different between zander vs lander

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• sandre (dated)

Etymology

From German Zander, from German Low German Zander, Sandat, perhaps of Slavic origin.

Noun

zander (plural zanders or zander)

1. A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.
2. Any fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater.

Synonyms

• (Sander lucioperca): sandari, sander, sandre, sannat, schill, zant
• (fish of the genus Sander): pike-perch

Translations

English

Etymology

land +? -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [?lænd?]
• (General American) IPA^(key): [?lænd?]
• Hyphenation: land?er
• Rhymes: -ænd?(?)

Noun

lander (plural landers)

1. One who lands, or who lands something.
   • 1997, Northern Scotland (volumes 17-18, page 94)

     The Faroese have been important landers of fish at Aberdeen for decades.

2. A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.
3. (mining) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
4. (slang) An illegal immigrant.

Translations

Anagrams

• Ladner, Larned, Lenard, Nadler, Randel, Randle, aldern, darnel, enlard, larned, learn'd, learnd, reland

Danish

Verb

lander

1. present of lande

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

lander

1. present of lande