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Definition of Lander

1. Noun. A town in central Wyoming.

2. Noun. A space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet.

Definition of Lander

1. n. One who lands, or makes a landing.

Definition of Lander

1. Noun. A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore. ¹

2. Noun. A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) An illegal immigrant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lander

1. one that lands [n -S] - See also: lands

Medical Definition of Lander

1. 1. One who lands, or makes a landing. "The lander in a lonely isle." 2. A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lander

landau damping landauite landaulet landaulets landaulette landaus landbound landdros lande landed

landed cost landed costs landed estate landed gentry landed immigrant lander (current term) landers landes landesite landfall

landfalls landfill landfill gas landfillable landfilled landfilling landfills landflood landfloods landform

Literary usage of Lander

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Energy Policies of IEA Countries by International Energy Agency (2003)
"The plan was developed through a consultative process among the relevant ministries at the federal level as well as with representatives of all nine lander ..."

2. The Exchequer Reports: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts by Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber (1868)
"Elizabeth lander died on the 1st April, 1852, and on the llth July, 1856, her husband, George Hewitt lander, died intestate as to the estate in question. ..."

3. Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (2006)
"Approaches to Bioburden Reduction for lander Missions to Mars TABLE E. l Approaches ... The total burden on the lander surface (ie. the exposed exterior and ..."

4. Across My Path: Memories of People I Have Known by La Salle (Corbell) Pickett (1916)
"I chanced to be sitting by Mrs. lander when tea was served on little tables placed before us to hold ... "How very delightful this is," said Mrs. lander. ..."

5. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"XVII Miss lander makes a bust—The twang of his native place —Wholly unlike ... Miss lander was not a painter, but a sculptor, and, in spite of what my ..."

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