alexander
[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]
- a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy (brandy alexander) and sweet cream.
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Origin of alexander
First recorded in 1925–30; probably after the proper name
Alexander
[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]
- Alexander the Great.
- Also Alexandros. Classical Mythology. Homeric name for Paris.
- Franz [frants, franz, frahnts] /frænts, frænz, frɑnts/, 1891–1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary.
- Grover Cleveland,1887–1950, U.S. baseball player.
- Sir Harold R. L. G.Alexander of Tunis, 1891–1969, English field marshal.
- Samuel,1859–1938, British philosopher.
- William,1726–83, general in the American Revolution.
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “defender of men.”
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Alexander I
- Saint, pope a.d. 106?–115.
- Aleksandr Pavlovich, 1777–1825, czar of Russia 1801–25.
- Alexander ObrenovichorAleksandar Obrenović, 1876–1903, king of Serbia 1889–1903.
- 1888–1934, king of Yugoslavia 1921–34 (son of Peter I of Serbia).
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Alexander II
- died 1073, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1061–1073.
- Aleksandr Nikolaevich, 1818–81, czar of Russia 1855–81.
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Alexander III
- died 1181, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1159–81.
- Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, 1845–94, czar of Russia 1881–94.
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Alexander IV
- Rinaldo Conti, died 1261, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1254–61.
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Alexander V
- 1340?–1410, Cretan ecclesiastic: pope 1409–10.
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Alexander VI
- Rodrigo Borgia, 1431?–1503, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1492–1503 (father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia).
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Alexander VII
- Fabio Chigi, 1599–1667, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1655–67.
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Alexander VIII
- Pietro Ottoboni, 1610–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689–91.
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Examples from the Web for alexander
Contemporary Examples
Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy, summed up the Southern attitude in his 1861 Cornerstone Speech.
So did Alexander Hamilton, and on a grander scale than your AmEx.
Alexander and Adorno were doing what they could to save the officer on the passenger side, Liu.
Then, a couple of years later, I learned that Scott [Alexander] and Larry [Karaszewski] had written a script.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ SequelMarlow Stern
December 17, 2014
Alexander Gilkes has partied with Jay Z in Paris and toured vineyards with the rapper, too.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and RoyaltyTim Teeman
December 10, 2014
Historical Examples
I named it the Alexander Spring, after my brother, who discovered it.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
Left Alexander Spring, in company with Windich, to look for water ahead.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
"Not him, but yourself, brother," said Alexander; and Gilbert was silenced.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IICharlotte Mary Yonge
Then he read a chapter in Plutarch about Alexander the Great.
The Boy Life of NapoleonEugenie Foa
In 1877, when in campaign in Bulgaria, Alexander did not know what "nerves" meant.
Camps, Quarters and Casual PlacesArchibald Forbes
Alexander
- 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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Alexander I
- c. 1080–1124, king of Scotland (1107–24), son of Malcolm III
- 1777–1825, tsar of Russia (1801–25), who helped defeat Napoleon and formed the Holy Alliance (1815)
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Alexander II
- 1198–1249, king of Scotland (1214–49), son of William (the Lion)
- 1818–81, tsar of Russia (1855–81), son of Nicholas I, who emancipated the serfs (1861). He was assassinated by the Nihilists
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Alexander III
- 1241–86, king of Scotland (1249–86), son of Alexander II
- original name Orlando Bandinelli. died 1181, pope (1159–81), who excommunicated Barbarossa
- 1845–94, tsar of Russia (1881–94), son of Alexander II
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Alexander VI
- original name Rodrigo Borgia. 1431–1503, pope (1492–1503): noted for his extravagance and immorality as well as for his patronage of the arts; father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, with whom he is said to have committed incest
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Word Origin and History for alexander
Alexander
masc. proper name, from Latin, from Greek Alexandros "defender of men," from alexein "to ward off, keep off, turn (something) away, defend, protect" + aner (genitive andros) "man" (see anthropo-). The first element is related to Greek alke "protection, help, strength, power, courage," alkimos "strong;" cognate with Sanskrit raksati "protects," Old English ealgian "to defend." As a kind of cocktail, it is attested from 1930.
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