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donder

/ ˈdɒndə /

verb

  1. to beat (someone) up
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a wretch; swine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of donder1

C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch donderen to swear, bully
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Example Sentences

Maureen van der Grinten and Antonia Lozano, from Pieter Roelfsema's group, along with colleagues from the Donder's Institute, are members of a large European consortium.

A boy raced from stall to stall, stopping in front of an empty one and shouting, “Where’s Donder? Where’s Donder?”

Department of Agriculture says, or is it “Donder” ?

It’s not every day you’re asked to give Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen and other bucks a manicure.

"Donder en bliksem!" the governor exclaimed.

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