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pindar

UK/ˈpɪndə/US/ˈpɪndɚ/

pindar is the alternative form of pinder.

Meaning of pinder

Noun (1)

pinder (plural pinders)

  1. (Southern US, US, dialectal, especially) A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.
  2. (Southern US, US, dialectal, especially) The plant, Arachis hypogaea, that bears peanuts.

Noun (2)

pinder (plural pinders)

  1. (obsolete) One who impounds; a poundkeeper.

See all 5 meanings of pinder

Proper noun capitalized: Pindar

Pindar

  1. An Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes (ca. 522–443 BC).
    • True,—we can glow at Homer's lay,
      enraptured hang o'er Pindar's lyre,
      Start at thy pencil's deathless ray,
      Thy breathing marble's force admire,...1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, Greece, page 145

Forms of pindar

pluralpindars

Origin of pindar

From Ancient Greek Πίνδαρος (Píndaros).

Words formed from pindar

Questions about pindar

What does pindar mean?
Pindar means an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes (ca. 522–443 BC).
What is pindar the alternative form of?
Pindar is the alternative form of pinder.
What part of speech is pindar?
Pindar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce pindar?
Pindar is pronounced /ˈpɪndə/ (UK).

Words near pindar in the dictionary

  1. pind
  2. pinda
  3. pindal
  4. pindals
  5. pindan
  6. pindar
  7. Pindara
  8. Pindaras
  9. Pindaree
  10. Pindarees
  11. Pindaresque

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pindar (page history and authors); Pindar (page history and authors); pinder (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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