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Hander vs Dander - What's the difference?

hander | dander |

As nouns the difference between hander and dander

is that hander is (hand) while dander is dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp or dander can be (slang) passion, temper, anger usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".

As verbs the difference between hander and dander

is that hander is while dander is to wander about.

hander

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who hands over or transmits; a conveyor in succession
  • :(John Dryden)
  • (in combinations) Having, using, or requiring, a certain hand, or number of hands
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2010 , author=Chris Lewit , title=Tennis Technique Bible Volume One , passage=Two-handers' generally do not transition to the net as quickly or as often as one-' handers . This, to me, however, is just a coaching failure rather than a technical limitation. }}

    Derived terms

    {{der3, glad-hander , left-hander , no-hander , right-hander , single-hander}}

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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
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