alec

¹

[al-ik]

noun Obsolete.

a herring.
a sauce or relish made from small herring or anchovies.

Origin of alec

¹

1510–20; < Latin (h)al(l)ec fish sauce

alec

²

[al-ik]

noun Australian.

a simpleton or fool.

Origin of alec

²

1920–25; cf. smart aleck; sense shift perhaps originally from ironic usage

Alec

or Al·eck

[al-ik]

noun

a male given name, form of Alexander.

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Contemporary Examples of alec

After signing on to the film, Moore enlisted the services of her 30 Rock costar Alec Baldwin to play her caring husband.
Julianne Moore Is Oscar Gold in ‘Still Alice’
Marlow Stern
December 24, 2014
It would be inaccurate though to call SIX a direct antidote to ALEC.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC
Ben Jacobs
December 15, 2014
Vincent Fort, a state senator from Georgia, saw big differences between ALEC and SIX.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC
Ben Jacobs
December 15, 2014
ALEC attracted corporations that saw an opportunity to push an agenda, regardless of ideology.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC
Ben Jacobs
December 15, 2014
ALEC echoed the ideology of Charles Wilson, the first Defense Secretary in the Eisenhower administration.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC
Ben Jacobs
December 15, 2014

Historical Examples of alec

To Alec Haskell I shall in this discourse again have occasion to refer.
'Tis Sixty Years Since
Charles Francis Adams
Good old Alec, he didn't believe in anything he couldn't touch.
The Velvet Glove
Harry Harrison
He would have to remember the pun to tell Alec Diger later, if there was a later.
The Velvet Glove
Harry Harrison
No smart Alec gets the best of me, even if he has got a month's contract.
The Depot Master
Joseph C. Lincoln
Now Alec Carmichael was on the staff of half a dozen hospitals.
The Moon and Sixpence
W. Somerset Maugham