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lander¹
- [ˈlændə] UK
- [ˈlændɚ] US
Rhymes with -ændə(ɹ)
noun landers
- One who lands, or who lands something. The Faroese have been important landers of fish at Aberdeen for decades.
- A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.
- A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
- An illegal immigrant.
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Synonym of landing page.
Similar: landing page
lander²
- [ˈlændə] UK
- [ˈlændɚ] US
Rhymes with -ændə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From land (noun) + -er. Compare Old English landwaru (“the people of a country”).
noun landers
- A person from a specific land. See highlander, Greenlander. La La Lander: Golden Globe nominee Emma Stone donned a grey ruffled pencil skirt with a white sheer blouse for the party.
Lander³
proper noun
- A surname.
- A small unincorporated community in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Fremont County, Wyoming.
- A municipality in the state of Miranda, Venezuela.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rand, module, modulus, countries, kommission, länder, lancer, launcher, landman, locator, land-farer, loaner, landsider, lader, latcher, landowner
Translations
Every language
noun space probe
| 한국어 | 착륙선 changnyukseon |
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| 日本語 | ランダー randā, 着陸船 ryakurikusen |
| 中文 | 著陸器 /著陆器 zhuólùqì |
| हिन्दी | लैंडर laiṇḍar |
| Français | atterrisseur |
| Deutsch | Lander |
| Italiano | modulo di atterraggio |
| Русский | спуска́емый аппара́т spuskájemyj apparát, поса́дочный мо́дуль posádočnyj módulʹ |
noun (slang) illegal immigrant
| Русский | нелега́л nelegál, нелега́лка nelegálka |
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Talk about this word "lander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lander. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lander. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lander "lander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lander.Cite this
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title = {lander},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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