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Dander vs Bander - What's the difference?

dander | bander |

As nouns the difference between dander and bander

is that dander is dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp while bander is someone who bands birds.

As a verb dander

is to wander about.

dander

English

(wikipedia dander)

Etymology 1

Alteration of dandruff

Noun

(-)
  • Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.
  • Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.
  • Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets such as cats and dogs.

    • Etymology 2

    (en)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) Passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".
    • He'll get his dander up if his team is criticized.
    She has her dander up every day about discrimination against women.

    See also

    * knee-jerk (Passion, temper, anger)

    Etymology 3

    Alteration of dandle or daddle

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wander about.
  • * , Episode 16
    • So as neither of them were particularly pressed for time, as it happened, and the temperature refreshing since it cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius, they dandered along past by where the empty vehicle was waiting without a fare or a jarvey
  • To maunder, to talk incoherently.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

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    bander

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (birdwatching) Someone who bands birds
  • * {{quote-news, year=1993, date=November 26, author=Jerry Sullivan, title=Field & Street, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=He got a banding permit in the early 30s and was an active bander for the rest of his life.}}

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