Standard Lemma guide

sanders

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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: /ˈsɑːndəz/
  • General-American: sănʹdərz
  • General-American: /ˈsændəɹz/
  • rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɑːndə(ɹ)z
  • rhymes with (General American) -ændə(ɹ)z
  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 N D ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as a patronymic

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 2

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rare, uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 5

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Carroll County, Kentucky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Pennington County, Minnesota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Treasure County, Montana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 8

plural of sander

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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9

noun

Meaning 9

sandalwood, especially the red sandalwood

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -s.

From Middle English saundres (“sandalwood”), from Old French sandre, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Byzantine Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian [script needed] (cndl /⁠čandal⁠/, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَانْدَرْزْ (sāndarz) — surname
  • Arabic: ساندرز (sāndarz) — surname
  • Armenian: Սանդերս — surname
  • Chinese Mandarin: 桑德斯 (Sāngdésī) — surname
  • Hebrew: סנדרס (sanders) — surname
  • Persian: ساندرز (sânderz) — surname
  • Persian: ساندرس (sânders) — surname
  • Yiddish: סאַנדערס (sanders) — surname
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