sounder
Plural: sounders
Noun
- One that produces sound; also, a device for measuring depth.
- a device for making soundings
- Something or someone who makes a sound.
- An instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.
- A stethoscope.
- Synonym of sting (“brief musical sequence in television etc.”).
- A device for making soundings at sea.
- A person who takes soundings.
- A fishfinder.
- A group of wild boar.
- A young boar.
Adjective
- financially secure and safe
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
Adjective Satellite
- exercising or showing good judgment
- in excellent physical condition
- logically valid
- having legal efficacy or force
- free from moral defect
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- thorough
Adj
- comparative form of sound: more sound
Examples
- a telephone with an electronic sounder
- The SCORE-SOUNDER chimed, signaling his opponent had just played a 50-point word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English *soundere, from Old English ġesundra, from Proto-Germanic *sundizô, equivalent to sound + -er (comparative suffix).
Synonyms
effectual, good, healthy, heavy, intelligent, legal, level-headed, levelheaded, profound, reasoned, sound, wakeless, well-grounded, sting
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
sounder: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsounder: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sounder: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary