alexander

[ al-ig-zan-der, -zahn- ]
/ ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər, -ˈzɑn- /

noun (often initial capital letter)

a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy (brandy alexander) and sweet cream.

Origin of alexander

First recorded in 1925–30; probably after the proper name

Words nearby alexander

aleutian range, alevin, alewife, alex, alexa, alexander, alexander archipelago, alexander city, alexander i, alexander i island, alexander ii

Definition for alexander (2 of 10)

Alexander
[ al-ig-zan-der, -zahn- ]
/ ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər, -ˈzɑn- /

noun

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Alexander I

noun

Saint, pope a.d. 106?–115.
Aleksandr Pavlovich,1777–1825, czar of Russia 1801–25.
Alexander ObrenovichorAleksandar Obrenović,1876–1903, king of Serbia 1889–1903.
1888–1934, king of Yugoslavia 1921–34 (son of Peter I of Serbia).

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Alexander II

noun

died 1073, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1061–1073.
Aleksandr Nikolaevich,1818–81, czar of Russia 1855–81.

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Alexander III

noun

died 1181, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1159–81.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich,1845–94, czar of Russia 1881–94.

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Alexander IV

noun

Rinaldo Conti,died 1261, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1254–61.

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Alexander V

noun

1340?–1410, Cretan ecclesiastic: pope 1409–10.

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Alexander VI

noun

Rodrigo Borgia,1431?–1503, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1492–1503 (father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia).

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Alexander VII

noun

Fabio Chigi,1599–1667, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1655–67.

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Alexander VIII

noun

Pietro Ottoboni,1610–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1689–91.

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British Dictionary definitions for alexander (1 of 5)

Alexander
/ (ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndə) /

noun

Harold (Rupert Leofric George), Earl Alexander of Tunis. 1891–1969, British field marshal in World War II, who organized the retreat from Dunkirk and commanded in North Africa (1943) and Sicily and Italy (1944–45); governor general of Canada (1946–52); British minister of defence (1952–54)

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Alexander I

noun

c. 1080–1124, king of Scotland (1107–24), son of Malcolm III
1777–1825, tsar of Russia (1801–25), who helped defeat Napoleon and formed the Holy Alliance (1815)

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Alexander II

noun

1198–1249, king of Scotland (1214–49), son of William (the Lion)
1818–81, tsar of Russia (1855–81), son of Nicholas I, who emancipated the serfs (1861). He was assassinated by the Nihilists

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Alexander III

noun

1241–86, king of Scotland (1249–86), son of Alexander II
original name Orlando Bandinelli. died 1181, pope (1159–81), who excommunicated Barbarossa
1845–94, tsar of Russia (1881–94), son of Alexander II

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Alexander VI

noun

original name Rodrigo Borgia. 1431–1503, pope (1492–1503): noted for his extravagance and immorality as well as for his patronage of the arts; father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, with whom he is said to have committed incest