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

The capper came on Monday when Liverpool shelled out around $170 million for Alexander Isak, a 26-year-old from Sweden, signed from Newcastle, another top-five club.

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Calder Gardens, which opened in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, celebrates the work of America’s greatest sculptor, Alexander Calder.

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At one end of the Parkway is the work of Calder’s grandfather, Alexander Milne Calder, whose figure of William Penn crowns City Hall.

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In the middle is the superb Swann Memorial Fountain, created by his father, Alexander Stirling Calder.

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Soprano Sydney Mancasola brought spice to Lisa, Elvino’s irritable ex-girlfriend, and bass Alexander Vinogradov was persuasive as the suspect outsider and rationalist.

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