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sanders¹

noun

  1. plural plural of sander

sanders²

Where it comes from

From Middle English saundres (“sandalwood”), from Old French sandre, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Medieval Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian [script needed] (cndl /⁠čandal⁠/, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”).

noun saunders

  1. obsolete, uncountable sandalwood, especially the red sandalwood

Sanders³

  • /ˈsɑːndəz/ UK
  • /ˈsændəɹz/ US

Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɑːndə(ɹ)z, (General American) -ændə(ɹ)z

Where it comes from

From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -s.

proper noun Sanderses

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier
  2. countable, rare, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
  5. countable, uncountable A minor city in Carroll County, Kentucky.
  6. countable, uncountable A township in Pennington County, Minnesota.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Treasure County, Montana.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: smoother, drum sander, electric sander, glen, author, saunders, muret, abrader, polisher, buffer, grinder, burnisher, abrasive, finisher, surfacer, lapper

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中文桑德斯 Sāngdésī
العربيةسَانْدَرْزْ sāndarz
עבריתסנדרס sanders

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@misc{sanders_2026,
  title = {sanders},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanders},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}