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BRANDER
Etymology 1
Noun
brander (plural branders)
A person who brands.
An implement used to brand something; a branding iron.
Etymology 2
Verb
brander (third-person singular simple present branders, present participle brandering, simple past and past participle brandered)
(transitive, obsolete) To cook (meat, etc.) on a gridiron.
Anagrams
• Bernard, bernard, rebrand
Proper noun
Brander (plural Branders)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brander is the 27435th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 879 individuals. Brander is most common among White (93.74%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Bernard, bernard, rebrand
Source: Wiktionary
Brand"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron.
2. A gridiron. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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