sounder
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaʊndə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -aʊndə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
From Middle English *soundere, from Old English ġesundra, from Proto-Germanic *sundizô, equivalent to sound + -er (comparative suffix).
Etymology 2
From Middle English soundar, sownere, equivalent to sound + -er.
Noun
sounder (plural sounders)
- Something, or someone who makes a sound.
- (nautical) A device for making soundings at sea.
- (fishing) A fishfinder.
- An instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.
Derived terms
- depth sounder
- echo sounder
- telegraph sounder
Etymology 3
Old English sunor
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