Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5347).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A small community in the Municipality of Grassland, Manitoba, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A small community in Otago, New Zealand, named after the Scottish town.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One who lauds (communicates high praises)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A follower of Archbishop William Laud
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
someone who communicates high praise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: laudator, extoller
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: communicator
Narrower terms: clapper, applauder
noun
Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Harry Lauder, Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: comedian, comic, singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
History
Etymology tree English laud 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 lauder From laud + -er.
