scamander

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verb

To wander about with no fixed purpose.

Similar
Karamenderes
OriginLatin Scamander ← Ancient Greek Σκάμανδρος →
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Meanings

scamander1

verbscamander (third-person singular simple present scamanders, present participle scamandering, simple past and past participle scamandered)

present singular third person scamanders · participle present scamandering · participle past scamandered · past scamandered

  1. archaicintransitiveTo wander about with no fixed purpose.

Scamander2

proper noun
  1. historicalA river in modern Turkey near the site of Troy.
  2. A town in Break O'Day Council, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Karamenderes
Also see
karamenderes

Origin

scamander · verb

Possibly in reference to the winding course of the Scamander river.

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Scamander · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΣκάμανδρος
  2. LatinScamander
  3. EnglishScamander

From Latin Scamander, from Ancient Greek Σκάμανδρος (Skámandros).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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