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• alexander
  alexander

  noun

  a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy brandy alexander and sweet cream.
• Alexander
  Alexander

  noun

  Alexander the Great.

alexander

¹ American  

[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-] / ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər, -ˈzɑn- /

Or Alexander

noun

1. a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy brandy alexander and sweet cream.

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Alexander ² American  

[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-] / ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər, -ˈzɑn- /

noun

1. Alexander the Great.

2. Classical Mythology. Also Alexandros Homeric name for a Trojan prince, Paris.

3. Franz 1891–1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary.

4. Grover Cleveland, 1887–1950, U.S. baseball player.

5. Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander of Tunis, 1891–1969, English field marshal.

6. Samuel, 1859–1938, British philosopher.

7. William, 1726–83, general in the American Revolution.

8. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “defender of men.”

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Alexander British  

/ ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndə /

noun

1. Harold ( Rupert Leofric George ), Earl Alexander of Tunis. 1891–1969, British field marshal in World War II, who organized the retreat from Dunkirk and commanded in North Africa (1943) and Sicily and Italy (1944–45); governor general of Canada (1946–52); British minister of defence (1952–54)

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Etymology

Origin of alexander

First recorded in 1925–30; probably after the proper name

Example Sentences

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alexander Alexander

Leventry recommends planting golden alexander and swamp milkweed for the instant gratification of watching the caterpillars they attract.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2022

Dress #royalwedding: sarah burton at alexander mqueen |Why Prince William Is Wearing an Irish Guard Uniform Prince William waves as he arrives with his brother Prince Harry at the West Door of Westminster Abbey.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2011

Scarcely separated from her, the husband loses his confidence in the onyx and alexander, and sets out in search of her.

From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by J. J. Jusserand

This is what the husband remarks, and, guided by the onyx, the alexander, &c., after a mock trial, he divorces his wife.

From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by J. J. Jusserand

Julanne Chidi Hill, Desiree Mee Jung, Adam J. Smith and Alexander Matos adroitly flesh out the world of a play that sets virtue and vice in neon opposition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Ionis Pharmaceuticals wins regulatory clearance for its quarterly injection, Zanvastro, in Alexander disease.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Isaiah Berlin called Alexander Herzen “a Russian Voltaire,” who astonished his 19th- century audiences with a “prodigal opulence of intellect.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Alexander Isak scores twice in the opening ten minutes as Liverpool pick up their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory at Ipswich.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

It was Alexander, calling in a highly dramatic voice.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood