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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•ex•an•der (al′ig zan′dər, -zän′-),USA pronunciation n. (often cap.) - Winea cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy (brandy alexander) and sweet cream.
- probably after the proper name 1925–30
- Ancient History, BiographicalSee Alexander the Great.
- Classics, MythologyAlso, Alexandros. Homeric name for Paris.
Franz (frants, franz, fränts),USA pronunciation 1891–1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary.- Biographical Grover Cleveland, 1887–1950, U.S. baseball player.
- Biographical Sir Harold R. L. G. (Alexander of Tunis), 1891–1969, English field marshal.
- Biographical Samuel, 1859–1938, British philosopher.
- Biographical William, 1726–83, general in the American Revolution.
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning "defender of men.''
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Alexander /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndə/ n - 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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