sounder

¹ American  

[soun-der] / ˈsaʊn dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.

2. Telegraphy. an instrument for receiving telegraphic impulses that emits the sounds from which the message is read.

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sounder ² American  

[soun-der] / ˈsaʊn dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that sounds depth, as of water.

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sounder ¹ British  

/ ˈsaʊndə /

noun

1. an electromagnetic device formerly used in telegraphy to convert electric signals sent over wires into audible sounds

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sounder ² British  

/ ˈsaʊndə /

noun

1. a person or device that measures the depth of water, etc

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Etymology

Origin of sounder¹

First recorded in 1585–95; sound ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of sounder²

First recorded in 1565–75; sound ³ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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sounder

"What we have today, by all indicators, is a much sounder picture" since 2023, Georgieva told a joint press conference with Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Such tariffs may or may not be wise policy, but they would be on a sounder legal footing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

With a new stadium on the horizon and commercial deals continuing to be signed, the club believe they will be on a sounder financial footing for the next three-year PSR cycle.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025

Jack Kaye, the associate director of research at NASA’s Earth Science Division, acknowledged researchers’ concerns about the end of the sounder.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2024

He was sounder than he had been in two years.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand