name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pounder
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
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊndə/
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General-American: /ˈpaʊndɚ/
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CMU ARPABET: P AW1 N D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot in pounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
Examples
- The ship fired the twelve-pounder twice during the battle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Something that weighs a specified number of pounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
Examples
- The Quarter Pounder with Cheese
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Something or someone costing so many pounds sterling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
Examples
- The striker they bought from United was a million-pounder.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pestle, muller
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tool
noun
Meaning 7
(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the fisherman caught a 10-pounder
- their linemen are all 300-pounders
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: force unit
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English pound 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 pounder From pound (“verb”) + -er (“agent suffix”).
Etymology tree English pound 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 pounder From pound (“measure of weight”) + -er.
Etymology tree English pound 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 pounder From pound (“unit of money, measure of value”) + -er.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: хаван (havan) — pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance
- Bulgarian: чукало (čukalo) — pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance
- Māori: ngahiri — pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance
- Māori: pōtuki — pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance
- Finnish: -naulainen — Something or someone weighing so many pounds
Real reading context