lander
Pronunciation: [ˈlændə]
The English word “lander” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- One who lands, or who lands something.
- A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.
- A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
- An illegal immigrant.
- Synonym of landing page.
- A person from a specific land. See highlander, Greenlander.
Etymology
From land (verb) + -er.
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