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sounder

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sound·er 1  (soundr)
n.
One that makes a sound: a sounder of alarms.
sound·er 2  (soundr)
n.
One that sounds, especially a device for making soundings of the sea.
sound·er 3  (soundr)
n.
A herd of wild boar. See Synonyms at flock1.
[Middle English, from Old French sondre, of Germanic origin.]
sounder1
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) an electromagnetic device formerly used in telegraphy to convert electric signals sent over wires into audible sounds
sounder2
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) a person or device that measures the depth of water, etc.
Sounder a herd of wild swine; pigs or boars, 1410.
Example: sounder of scholars—N. Y. Times, 1983.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.soundersounder - a device for making soundings        
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"


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"For once, dear Robert," she wrote, "my judgment has turned out to be sounder than yours.
My Lady's Money by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Then thou shalt give me to drink but two drops of the balsam I have mentioned, and thou shalt see me become sounder than an apple.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Though why a top should sleep sounder than anything else I never could understand.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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