hander
/ˈhændə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who hands over or transmits; a conveyor in succession
Example Sentences
- "Of that vast Frame, the Church; yet grant they were The handers down, can they from thence infer A right t'interpret?"
- "Two-handers generally do not transition to the net as quickly or as often as one-handers. This, to me, however, is just a coaching failure rather than a technical limitation."
- "I got six "handers", and it hurt. It taught me my lesson, and I never slid down the banisters again."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hander From hand (verb) + -er.