sounder

¹ American  

[soun-der] / ˈsaʊn dər /

noun

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

2. Telegraphy. an instrument for receiving telegraphic impulses that emits the sounds sound 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 sound 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

“And I will wager that Mr. Hixby’s advice is sounder than it first appeared. I shall ride until I smell elephants! For that will mean the zoo must surely be nearby.”

From Literature

It is called multibeam echo sounder technology and it can provide a 3-D topographical map of the ocean floor and any structures, including shipwrecks, that are lying there.

From Literature

The best way to use this information, he thought, was to buy what appeared to be the sounder mortgage bonds and simultaneously sell the unsound ones.

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

“This means a safer, sounder Fannie Mae, all while growing our great Fortune 25 Company.”

From The Wall Street Journal