alexander

¹

Or Al·ex·an·der

[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]

noun

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

Alexander

²

[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]

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.”

Alexander

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of alexander¹

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

Example Sentences

Public Finance Minister Ivan McKee joined Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander at a meeting with Fife Council, trade unions and local employers earlier.

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Before the meeting, Alexander told BBC Radio Scotland's Breakfast that there had been no "serious commercial offer" for the Mossmorran site that could keep it open, warning that it had been losing £1m a month.

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Alexander also confirmed that the UK government would announce up to £14.5m in investment for Grangemouth in the upcoming Budget, after the site's oil refinery stopped processing crude oil in April.

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“The negotiations were a step forward, but there are still major issues which remain to be resolved,” Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, wrote on X on Monday after speaking with Zelensky.

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Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said that more details would be confirmed in the Budget announcement on Wednesday, but that the £14.5m would be "targeted towards jobs on the Grangemouth site".

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