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alexander

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

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noun (often initial capital letter)

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

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1925–30; probably after the proper name

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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noun

Alexander the Great.

Also, Alexandros. Classical Mythology. Homeric name for Paris.

Franz

[frants, franz, frahnts] , 1891–1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary.

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

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

EXPAND

Samuel, 1859–1938, British philosopher.

William, 1726–83, general in the american revolution.

a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “defender of men.”

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noun

Saint, pope a.d. 106?–115.

(Aleksandr Pavlovich), 1777–1825, czar of Russia 1801–25.

(Alexander Obrenovich or Aleksandar Obrenović), 1876–1903, king of Serbia 1889–1903.

1888–1934, king of Yugoslavia 1921–34 (son of Peter I of Serbia).

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died 1073, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1061–1073.

(Aleksandr Nikolaevich), 1818–81, czar of Russia 1855–81.

noun

died 1181, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1159–81.

(Aleksandr Aleksandrovich), 1845–94, czar of Russia 1881–94.

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(Rinaldo Conti), died 1261, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1254–61.

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1340?–1410, Cretan ecclesiastic: pope 1409–10.

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(Rodrigo Borgia), 1431?–1503, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1492–1503 (father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia).

noun

(Fabio Chigi), 1599–1667, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1655–67.

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(Pietro Ottoboni), 1610–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689–91.

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Alexander (ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndə)

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	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)

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Word Origin & History

Alexander

masc. proper name, from L., from Gk. Alexandros "defender of men," from alexein "to ward off, keep off, turn (something) away, defend, protect" + aner (gen. andros) "man" (see anthropo-). The first element is related to Gk. alke "protection, help, strength, power, courage,"

EXPAND

alkimos "strong;" cognate with Skt. raksati "protects," O.E. ealgian "to defend." As a kind of cocktail, it is attested from 1930.

COLLAPSE

Easton

Bible Dictionary

Alexander definition

man-defender. (1.) A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined before the Sanhedrim (Acts 4:6). (2.) A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of Christ (Mark 15:21). (3.) A Jew of Ephesus who took a prominent part in the uproar raised there by the preaching of Paul (Acts 19:33). The Jews put him forward to plead their cause before the mob. It was probably intended that he should show that he and the other Jews had no sympathy with Paul any more than the Ephesians had. It is possible that this man was the same as the following. (4.) A coppersmith who, with Hymenaeus and others, promulgated certain heresies regarding the resurrection (1 Tim. 1:19; 2 Tim. 4:14), and made shipwreck of faith and of a good conscience. Paul excommunicated him (1 Tim. 1:20; comp. 1 Cor. 5:5).

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