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Dander vs Lander - What's the difference?

dander | lander |

In lang=en terms the difference between dander and lander

is that dander is passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up" while lander is an illegal immigrant.

As nouns the difference between dander and lander

is that dander is dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp while lander is a spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.

As a verb dander

is to wander about.

As a proper noun Lander is

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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)

    Anagrams

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    lander

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.
  • A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
  • (slang) An illegal immigrant.
  • Anagrams

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