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zander^¹

/ˈzæn.də(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ændə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Zander, from a Slavic language, perhaps via Middle Low German sandāt. Pfeifer states that the first German attestation is East Central German czandas (in the Marienburger Treßlerbuch) circa 1400, which he derives from Pomeranian *sądač (compare Slovincian sãdzoc), from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ. Low Prussian forms include Zand, and other Slavic languages (e.g. Kashubian) have been considered as possible sources. Doublet of sandre.

noun zanders · zander

A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.
Any fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater.
Similar: pike-perch

Similar: sandari, sander, sandre, sannat, schill, zant

Zander^²

/ˈzæn.dɚ/ US
/ˈzɑːndə/ UK
/ˈzɐːndə/ Australia

Sounds like Xander

proper noun Zanders

A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, variant of Xander.

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: sandari, sander, sandre, sannat, schill, zant

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noun Sander lucioperca

Español	lucioperca
Português	lucioperca
Français	sandre
Deutsch	Zander, Sander, Schill, Hechtbarsch
Italiano	lucioperca, sandra
Română	șalău
Русский	суда́к sudák

noun fish of the genus Sander

Deutsch	Zander
Русский	суда́к sudák

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@misc{zander_2026,
  title = {zander},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zander},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}