zander

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/ˈzæn.də(ɹ)/US/ˈzæn.dɚ/UK/ˈzɑːndə/Australia/ˈzɐːndə/

noun

A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.

Similar
pike-perchsandarisandersandresannatschillzant
OriginGerman Zander ← Slavic ← Middle Low German sandāt →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

zander1

nounzander (plural zanders or zander)

plural zanders

  1. A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.
  2. Any fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater.

    Synonyms: pike-perch

Zander2

proper nounZander (plural Zanders)

plural Zanders

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, variant of Xander.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater.

Similar
pike-perch

Sander lucioperca

Similar
sandarisandersandresannatschillzant
Also see
pike-perch

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъ
  2. East Central Germanczandas
  3. Middle Low Germansandāt
  4. Slavic
  5. GermanZander
  6. Englishzander

Borrowed from German Zander, from a Slavic language, perhaps via Middle Low German sandāt. Pfeifer states that the first German attestation is East Central German czandas (in the Marienburger Treßlerbuch) circa 1400, which he derives from Pomeranian *sądač (compare Slovincian sãdzoc), from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ. Low Prussian forms include Zand, and other Slavic languages (e.g. Kashubian) have been considered as possible sources. Doublet of sandre.

More words from German, Slavic, Middle Low German

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Translations

Bulgarian бяла риба
  • бяла риба (bjala riba)Sander lucioperca
Catalan lucioperca
  • luciopercaSander lucioperca
Czech candát, candát obecný
  • candátfish of the genus Sander
  • candát obecnýSander lucioperca
Danish sandart
  • sandartSander lucioperca
Dutch snoekbaars
  • snoekbaarsSander lucioperca
Esperanto sandro
  • sandroSander lucioperca
Estonian koha
  • kohaSander lucioperca
Finnish kuha, kuha
  • kuhafish of the genus Sander
  • kuhaSander lucioperca
French sandre
  • sandreSander lucioperca
German Zander, Zander
  • Zanderfish of the genus Sander
  • ZanderSander lucioperca
  • SanderSander lucioperca
  • SchillSander lucioperca
  • HechtbarschSander lucioperca
Hungarian fogassüllő, (of more than 1.5 kg or 3.3 lbs) fogas
  • fogassüllőSander lucioperca
  • (of more than 1.5 kg or 3.3 lbs) fogasSander lucioperca
  • süllőSander lucioperca
Irish liúsphéirse
  • liúsphéirseSander lucioperca
Italian lucioperca, sandra
  • luciopercaSander lucioperca
  • sandraSander lucioperca
Latin lucioperca
  • luciopercafish of the genus Sander
Lithuanian starkis
  • starkisSander lucioperca
Norwegian gjørs
  • gjørsSander lucioperca
Persian سوف
  • سوف (suf)Sander lucioperca
Polish sandacz, sandacz
  • sandaczfish of the genus Sander
  • sandaczSander lucioperca
Portuguese lucioperca
  • luciopercaSander lucioperca
Romanian șalău
  • șalăuSander lucioperca
Russian суда́к, суда́к
  • суда́к (sudák)fish of the genus Sander
  • суда́к (sudák)Sander lucioperca
Spanish lucioperca
  • luciopercaSander lucioperca
Swedish gös
  • gösSander lucioperca
Turkish sudak, sudak
  • sudakfish of the genus Sander
  • sudakSander lucioperca
Welsh draenog cernog, sandr
  • draenog cernogSander lucioperca
  • sandrSander lucioperca
  • draenogyn cegfawrSander lucioperca

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with zander

alexandersanderlanderslandercoriandergandercandorhanderoleanderpanderstandergermanderhandstander
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Sounds the same

Xander
Cite this entry
APA

zander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zander

MLA

“zander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zander. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zander,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zander.

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