alexander

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

noun (often initial capital letter)

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

Origin of alexander

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

Alexander

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

noun

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.”

Alexander I

noun

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).

Alexander II

noun

died 1073, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1061–1073.

Aleksandr Nikolaevich, 1818–81, czar of Russia 1855–81.

Alexander III

noun

died 1181, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1159–81.

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, 1845–94, czar of Russia 1881–94.

Alexander IV

noun

Rinaldo Conti, died 1261, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1254–61.

Alexander V

noun

1340?–1410, Cretan ecclesiastic: pope 1409–10.

Alexander VI

noun

Rodrigo Borgia, 1431?–1503, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1492–1503 (father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia).

Alexander VII

noun

Fabio Chigi, 1599–1667, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1655–67.

Alexander VIII

noun

Pietro Ottoboni, 1610–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689–91.

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Examples from the Web for alexander

Contemporary Examples of alexander

Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy, summed up the Southern attitude in his 1861 Cornerstone Speech.
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Lloyd Green
January 2, 2015
So did Alexander Hamilton, and on a grander scale than your AmEx.
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Kevin Bleyer
January 1, 2015
Alexander and Adorno were doing what they could to save the officer on the passenger side, Liu.
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Michael Daly
December 22, 2014
Then, a couple of years later, I learned that Scott [Alexander] and Larry [Karaszewski] had written a script.
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Marlow 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 Royalty
Tim Teeman
December 10, 2014

Historical Examples of alexander

I named it the Alexander Spring, after my brother, who discovered it.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
Left Alexander Spring, in company with Windich, to look for water ahead.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
"Not him, but yourself, brother," said Alexander; and Gilbert was silenced.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
Charlotte Mary Yonge
Then he read a chapter in Plutarch about Alexander the Great.
The Boy Life of Napoleon
Eugenie Foa
In 1877, when in campaign in Bulgaria, Alexander did not know what "nerves" meant.
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places
Archibald Forbes

British Dictionary definitions for alexander

Alexander

noun

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)

Alexander I

noun

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)

Alexander II

noun

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

Alexander III

noun

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

Alexander VI

noun

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.