alexander

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US/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ][ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə]UK/ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/

noun

A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.

Similar
alexandersblack lovagehorse parsleySmyrnium olusatrum
OriginMiddle English Alexander, Alexandre ← Latin Alexander ← Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος →
CommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

alexander1

nounalexander (plural alexanders)

plural alexanders

  1. A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.

    Alexander Cocktail 1/3 Creme de Cocoa 1/3 Gin 1/3 Sweet Cream

    1933, Julien Proskauer, What'll You Have ?: A Not Too Dry Text Book about Cocktails, →OCLC, page 80
    1 more example

    Alexander cocktail 3/4 jigger rye whiskey. 1/4 jigger Benedictine. Twist orange peel on top. Stir.

    1914, Jacques Straub, Drinks, Hotel Monthly Press, page 17
  2. Any member of the genus Zizia of North American flowering plants.

Alexander2

proper nounAlexander (countable and uncountable, plural Alexanders)

plural Alexanders

  1. countableuncountableA male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

    Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]
    2 more examples

    And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty.

    1765, Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy, Book IV, Chapter 18

    "My son's name is Alexander," Muriel said. "Did I tell you that? I named him Alexander because it sounded high-class.

    1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, →ISBN, page 170
  2. countableuncountableA Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).

    Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that [Ali] Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers.

    2023 April 17, Will Sommer, “‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics”, in The Daily Beast, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2023
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city in Pulaski County and Saline County, Arkansas.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Burke County, Georgia; named for early settler Hugh Alexander.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
    4. countableuncountableA minor city in Rush County, Kansas; named for early settler Alexander Harvey.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Washington County, Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.
    6. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Genesee County, New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea.
    7. countableuncountableA minor city in McKenzie County, North Dakota; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander.
  4. countableuncountableA rural municipality in eastern Manitoba, Canada.
  5. countableuncountableA community in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.
nounAlexander (plural Alexanders)

plural Alexanders

  1. Alternative letter-case form of alexander.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of bord Alexander.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

Similar
alexandersblack lovagehorse parsleySmyrnium olusatrum
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
alexanders

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

alexander · noun

Unknown. Apparently from either the given name or the surname Alexander, but the connection is unclear. Attested since the early 20th century.

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Alexander · proper noun, noun

  1. Ancient GreekἈλέξανδρος
  2. LatinAlexander
  3. Middle EnglishAlexander, Alexandre
  4. EnglishAlexander

From Middle English Alexander, Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος
  • Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)male given name
Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر, أَلِكْسَنْدَر
  • إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar)male given name
  • أَلِكْسَنْدَر (ʔaliksandar)male given name
  • اَلإِسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar)male given name
Basque Alesander
  • Alesandermale given name
Bengali সিকান্দর, আলেকজান্ডার
  • সিকান্দর (śikandor)male given name
  • আলেকজান্ডার (alekojanḍar)male given name
Bulgarian Алекса́ндър
  • Алекса́ндър (Aleksándăr)male given name
Catalan Alexandre
  • Alexandremale given name
Chinese Mandarin 亞歷山大 /亚历山大
  • 亞歷山大 /亚历山大 (Yàlìshāndà)male given name
Czech Alexandr
  • Alexandrmale given name
Danish Alexander
  • Alexandermale given name
Dutch Alexander
  • Alexandermale given name
Esperanto Aleksandro
  • Aleksandromale given name
Estonian Aleksander
  • Aleksandermale given name
Finnish Aleksanteri
  • Aleksanterimale given name
French Alexandre
  • Alexandremale given name
German Alexander
  • Alexandermale given name
Greek Αλέξανδρος
  • Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)male given name
Hebrew אלכסנדר
  • אלכסנדר (aleksander)male given name
Hindi सिकन्दर, सिकंदर
  • सिकन्दर (sikandar)male given name
  • सिकंदर (sikandar)male given name
  • इसकन्दर (iskandar)male given name
  • इसकंदर (iskandar)male given name
Hungarian Sándor
  • Sándormale given name
Icelandic Alexander
  • Alexandermale given name
Indonesian Iskandar
  • Iskandarmale given name
Irish Alastar
  • Alastarmale given name
Italian Alessandro
  • Alessandromale given name
Japanese アレクサンダー
  • アレクサンダー (Arekusandā)male given name
Korean 알렉산더
  • 알렉산더 (Alleksandeo)male given name
Latin Alexander
  • Alexandermale given name
Latvian Aleksandrs
  • Aleksandrsmale given name
Lithuanian Aleksándras
  • Aleksándrasmale given name
Malay Iskandar
  • Iskandarmale given name
Norwegian Alexander, Aleksander
  • Alexandermale given name
  • Aleksandermale given name
Persian الکساندر, اسکندر
  • الکساندر (aleksânder)male given name
  • اسکندر (eskandar)male given name
Polish Aleksander, Aleksy
  • Aleksandermale given name
  • Aleksymale given name
Portuguese Alexandre
  • Alexandremale given name
Romanian Alexandru, Александру
  • Alexandrumale given name
  • Александру (Alexandru)male given name
Russian Алекса́ндр
  • Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Alasdair
  • Alasdairmale given name
Slovak Alexander
  • Alexandermale given name
Spanish Alejandro
  • Alejandromale given name
Swedish Alexander
  • Alexandermale given name
Thai อเล็กซานเดอร์
  • อเล็กซานเดอร์ (alèksaanáde)male given name
Turkish İskender
  • İskendermale given name
Ukrainian Олекса́ндр
  • Олекса́ндр (Oleksándr)male given name
Urdu سکندر
  • سکندر (Sikandar)male given name
Vietnamese A Lịch Sơn, Alexanđê
  • A Lịch Sơnmale given name
  • Alexanđêmale given name
  • Alếchxanđrơmale given name
Welsh Alec
  • Alecmale given name
Yiddish אַלעקסאַנדער
  • אַלעקסאַנדער (aleksander)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with alexander

sanderlanderslanderXandercorianderganderzandercandorhanderoleanderlaunderpanderstandergermanderhandstander
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Anagrams

Alexandre
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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