Definition of PINDER

pinder

Plural: pinders

Noun

  • An official who impounded stray animals in former times.
  • A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.
  • The plant, Arachis hypogaea, that bears peanuts.
  • One who impounds; a poundkeeper.

Examples

  • Like a PINDER, he carefully enclosed his opponent’s potential plays.

Origin / Etymology

Via Gullah from Kongo mpinda (“peanut”), also borrowed in Dutch as pinda.

Scrabble Score: 9

pinder: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pinder: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pinder: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

pinder: valid Words With Friends Word