alexander

¹

Or Al·ex·an·der

[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]

noun

1. a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy brandy alexander and sweet cream.

Alexander

²

[al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]

noun

1. Alexander the Great.

2. Classical Mythology.,  Also Alexandros Homeric name for a Trojan prince, Paris.

3. Franz 1891–1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary.

4. Grover Cleveland, 1887–1950, U.S. baseball player.

5. Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander of Tunis, 1891–1969, English field marshal.

6. Samuel, 1859–1938, British philosopher.

7. William, 1726–83, general in the American Revolution.

8. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “defender of men.”

Alexander

/ ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndə /

noun

1. Harold ( Rupert Leofric George ), Earl Alexander of Tunis. 1891–1969, British field marshal in World War II, who organized the retreat from Dunkirk and commanded in North Africa (1943) and Sicily and Italy (1944–45); governor general of Canada (1946–52); British minister of defence (1952–54)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alexander¹

First recorded in 1925–30; probably after the proper name

Example Sentences

They are urging Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander to overturn her decision.

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In his childhood home, Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr., a.k.a. multi-Grammy-winning producer Hit-Boy, loved watching the 1991 film “The Five Heartbeats,” based loosely on the legacy of Motown R&B groups.

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Richard Alexander Murdaugh came up in a prominent family, both in the legal and social realms of Hampton County, S.C.

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Born Richard Alexander Murdaugh Jr., the eldest Murdaugh son went by “Buster.”

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Germany has been scrambling to deal with the drone incursions, and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has suggested that spending on civil drone defences could run to hundreds of millions of euros.

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