sounder

1
[ soun-der ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.

  2. Telegraphy. an instrument for receiving telegraphic impulses that emits the sounds from which the message is read.

Origin of sounder

1
First recorded in 1585–95; sound1 + -er1

Words Nearby sounder

Other definitions for sounder (2 of 2)

sounder2
[ soun-der ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that sounds depth, as of water.

Origin of sounder

2
First recorded in 1565–75; sound3 + -er1

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How to use sounder in a sentence

  • For some years the subject attracted little attention, until the bullion committee of 1810 propounded a sounder theory.

  • As, however, I was still too weak to move, I indulged in another and far sounder sleep.

  • It was with a happy heart that Heidi lay down in it that night, and her sleep was sounder than it had been for a whole year past.

    Heidi | Johanna Spyri
  • "He can't make them sounder by shutting himself up like a hermit," said the Duchess.

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
  • It is a pity that, to balance our greater amount of fiery energy in the matter of education, we have not a sounder philosophy.

    The Education of American Girls | Anna Callender Brackett

British Dictionary definitions for sounder (1 of 2)

sounder1

/ (ˈsaʊndə) /


noun
  1. an electromagnetic device formerly used in telegraphy to convert electric signals sent over wires into audible sounds

British Dictionary definitions for sounder (2 of 2)

sounder2

/ (ˈsaʊndə) /


noun
  1. a person or device that measures the depth of water, etc

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