Leander

American  

[lee-an-der] / liˈæn dər /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.

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Leander British  

/ lɪˈændə /

noun

1. (in Greek legend) a youth of Abydos, who drowned in the Hellespont in a storm on one of his nightly visits to Hero, his beloved See also Hero

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Example Sentences

Plymouth College, which is now under different ownership, said the club was responsible for safeguarding and that it was "deeply concerned to hear these testimonies from swimmers who trained at Plymouth Leander".

From BBC

“The Confessions,” which is performed in English, is even more personal: In the final few scenes, Lilit Lesser plays a younger version of Zeldin, named Leander here.

From New York Times

Ms Patten and Ms Lenderyou trained with Plymouth Leander Swimming Club, which is closely linked to independent boarding school Plymouth College.

From BBC

“The tech companies have slowed down a lot of their … outside spending on vendors or external expenses,” Leander said.

From Seattle Times

At 16 she moved 400 miles from home to attend Plymouth College, which has a longstanding partnership with Plymouth Leander Swimming Club and describes itself as a "world-leading school for performance sport".

From BBC