Alexander Definition

aligzandər
noun
A cocktail made with crème de cacao, sweet cream, and brandy or gin.
American Heritage
A masculine name: dim. Alec, Alex, Sandy; equiv. Fr. Alexandre, It. Alessandro, Russ. Aleksandr, Scot. Alistair, Sp. Alejandro; fem. Alexandra, Alexandrina.
Webster's New World
A cocktail made of gin, brandy, or rum, with crème de cacao and sweet cream.
Webster's New World

Alexanders: any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.

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A male given name, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
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A patronymic surname​.

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Origin of Alexander

  • From Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anēr, “man”).

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  • From the name Alexander

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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