noun
sounder
SOWND
Sounder (noun) means a device used to detect or measure depth, such as at sea. Example: “The crew used a sounder to check the depth of the harbor.”
noun
1
A device used to detect or measure depth, such as at sea.
"The crew used a sounder to check the depth of the harbor."
2
A group of wild boar.
"It was not only that there were wild boars in it, whose sounders would at this season be furiously rooting about, nor that one of the surviving wolves might be slinking behind any tree, with pale eyes and slavering chops."
— Terence Hanbury White (1958)
"A sounder of boar crossed the trail ahead of the hikers."
How to use sounder
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a depth-measuring instrument, or the collective name for a group of wild boar.
Common pairings
a sounder of boar
depth sounder
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Word forms
- Plural
- sounders
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Etymology
From sound (in the sense of "to measure depth") + -er.
Rhymes for sounder
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What does “sounder” mean?
The word “sounder” means a device used to detect or measure depth, such as at sea. In plain terms, either a depth-measuring instrument, or the collective name for a group of wild boar.
How do you pronounce “sounder”?
“Sounder” is pronounced SOWND (/ˈsaʊndɚ/ in IPA).
How do you use “sounder” in a sentence?
Here is “sounder” used in a sentence: “The crew used a sounder to check the depth of the harbor.”
What part of speech is “sounder”?
“Sounder” is a noun.
How many meanings does “sounder” have?
“Sounder” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a device used to detect or measure depth, such as at sea.
