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  pounder

  noun

  a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.
• -pounder
  -pounder

  noun

  something weighing a specified number of pounds

pounder

¹ American  

[poun-der] / ˈpaʊn dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.

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pounder ² American  

[poun-der] / ˈpaʊn dər /

noun

1. a person or thing having or associated with a weight or value of a pound or a specified number of pounds (often used in combination).

   He caught only one fish, but it was an eight-pounder.

2. a gun that discharges a missile of a specified weight in pounds.

   a ten-pounder.

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-pounder British  

/ ˈpaʊndə /

noun

1. something weighing a specified number of pounds

   a 200-pounder

2. something worth a specified number of pounds

   a ten-pounder

3. a gun that discharges a shell weighing a specified number of pounds

   a two-pounder

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Etymology

Origin of pounder¹

before 1050; Old English pūnere pestle (not found in ME); see pound ¹, -er ¹

Origin of pounder²

First recorded in 1635–45; pound ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In an interview with CCH Pounder for the exhibition, the actor starts by telling Saar, “I had no idea you were doing all of this.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Is the half pounder the new Quarter Pounder?

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

While flying to a campaign event, according to Gruters, Trump consumed french fries, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger, a Big Mac and a Filet-O-Fish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

E.coli linked to slivered onions on some McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers in America has caused 104 people to become ill, according to US health officials.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

Plus, if you could actually see my boy Rondell sitting here looking all happy as hell eating his third Quarter Pounder.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña