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Leander

noun Le·an·der \lē-ˈan-dər\

Definition of LEANDER

:  a youth in Greek mythology who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit Hero and who ultimately drowns in one of the crossings
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Origin of LEANDER

Latin, from Greek Leandros
First Known Use: 1513

Rhymes with LEANDER

backhander, blackhander, bystander, commander, demander, expander, flatlander, germander, glad-hander, goosander, grandstander, inlander, left-hander, Lysander, mainlander, meander, outlander, philander, pomander, right-hander, scrimshander, soft-lander, Uitlander

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