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).

Adjective

sounder

  1. comparative form of sound: more sound

Etymology 2

From Middle English soundar, sownere, equivalent to sound + -er.

Noun

sounder (plural sounders)

  1. Something, or someone who makes a sound.
  2. (nautical) A device for making soundings at sea.
  3. (fishing) A fishfinder.
  4. An instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.
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Etymology 3

Old English sunor

Noun

sounder (plural sounders)

  1. A group of wild boar.
  2. A young boar.

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