sanders

n. a common family name in English-speaking countries.

n. a common English-language surname of patronymic origin, meaning 'son of Alexander'.

“Mr. Sanders is the new history teacher at the local high school.”

“The Sanders family has lived in this county for generations, according to the local parish records.”

n. an old word for sandalwood, a type of wood with a nice smell.

n. an obsolete term for sandalwood, particularly the red variety used for dyes or incense.

“The old book mentioned a box made of fine red sanders.”

“In the seventeenth-century ledger, the merchant recorded a significant shipment of red sanders destined for the textile dyers in the city.”

Archaic