Usually means: Mythological character, loved across river.
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We found 20 dictionaries that define the word leander:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. Leander: Merriam-Webster
  2. Leander: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Leander: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Leander: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Leander: Vocabulary.com
  6. Leander: Wordnik
  7. Leander: Wiktionary
  8. Leander: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. leander: Dictionary.com
  10. Leander: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. Leander (disambiguation), Leander (given name), Leander (surname), Leander (video game), Leander: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Leander: Rhymezone
  13. leander: FreeDictionary.org
  14. leander: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. Leander: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. Leander: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  17. Leander: Merriam-Webster

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Leander: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. baby names list (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Leander: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Leander)

▸ noun:  (Greek mythology) The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
▸ noun:  A male given name from Ancient Greek, also of a Spanish sixth century saint.
▸ noun:  A city in Williamson County, Texas

Similar:
Limander, hero, Helle, Leda, Helen, Alcmene, Laocoön, Hermaphroditus, Meleager, Lethe, more...

Opposite:
Hero, follower, disciple

Types:
Greek, Trojan, Amazon, more...

Phrases:
Leander Club, Hero and Leander, Leander Starr Jameson, sir leander starr jameson, Leander Paes, more...

Adjectives:
young, british, poor, old, adventurous, invisible, gun, little, bauer, mad, dead
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Similar:
Limander, hero, Helle, Leda, Helen, Alcmene, Laocoön, Hermaphroditus, Meleager, Lethe, more...

Opposite:
Hero, follower, disciple

Types:
Greek, Trojan, Amazon, more...

Phrases:
Leander Club, Hero and Leander, Leander Starr Jameson, sir leander starr jameson, Leander Paes, Leander Dendoncker, Zarah Leander, Leander Perez, HMNZS Leander, Leander Sydnor, Mike Leander, HMS Leander, more...

Adjectives:
young, british, poor, old, adventurous, invisible, gun, little, bauer, mad, dead



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