sanders

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UK/ˈsɑːndəz/US/ˈsændəɹz/

noun

sandalwood, especially the red sandalwood

OriginMiddle English saundres ← Old French sandre ← Medieval Latin sandalum →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

sanders1

noun
  1. pluralplural of sander

sanders2

nounsanders (uncountable)

alternative saunders

  1. obsoleteuncountablesandalwood, especially the red sandalwood

Sanders3

proper nounSanders (countable and uncountable, plural Sanderses)

plural Sanderses

  1. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic
    1 more example

    U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders.

    2022 July 6, “Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders”, in warren.senate.gov, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2022
  2. countablerareuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city in Carroll County, Kentucky.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Pennington County, Minnesota.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Treasure County, Montana.

Origin

sanders · noun

  1. Sanskritचन्दन“sandalwood”
  2. Middle Persian[script needed]“sandalwood”
  3. Arabicصَنْدَل
  4. Medieval Greekσάνδανον
  5. Medieval Latinsandalum
  6. Old Frenchsandre
  7. Middle Englishsaundres“sandalwood”
  8. Englishsanders

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

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Sanders · proper noun

  1. Middle EnglishSander
  2. EnglishSanders

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

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Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sanders

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sanders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanders

MLA

“sanders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanders. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanders,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanders.

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