wand reader

noun

wand(def 6).

Words nearby wand reader

wanamaker, wanaque, wanchancy, wanchüan, wand, wand reader, wanda, wander, wander plug, wanderer, wandering

Definition for wand-reader (2 of 2)

wand
[ wond ]
/ wɒnd /

noun

a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
a rod or staff carried as an emblem of one's office or authority.
a slender shoot, stem, or branch of a shrub or tree.
a small applicator for cosmetics, usually having a brush at the tip: She applied the mascara with a wand.
U.S. Archery. a slat 6 feet (183 cm) by 2 inches (5 cm) placed at a distance of 100 yards (91 meters) for men and 60 yards (55 meters) for women, and used as a target.
Also called wand reader. an electronic device, in the form of a handheld rod, that can optically read coded data, as on a merchandise label or tag or the page of a book.

Origin of wand

1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse vǫndr; cognate with Gothic wandus

OTHER WORDS FROM wand

wand·like, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for wand-reader

wand
/ (wɒnd) /

noun

a slender supple stick or twig
a thin rod carried as a symbol of authority
a rod used by a magician, water diviner, etc
informal a conductor's baton
archery a marker used to show the distance at which the archer stands from the target
a hand-held electronic device, such as a light pen or bar-code reader, which is pointed at or passed over an item to read the data stored there

Derived forms of wand

wandlike, adjective

Word Origin for wand

C12: from Old Norse vōndr; related to Gothic wandus and English wend