ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Alder

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɔːldə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Alder is a noun meaning Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

Meaning

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

More Meanings

  1. An alderman or alderwoman.

Example Sentences

That's what the tiercel was doing when I found him again in the alder.
Almost immediately, city alders contacted the campaign to negotiate an ordinance.
Chicago's mayor Edward Kennelly, the city alders, and many white Chicagoans opposed this siting plan.
After three years as Ward 1 alder, Sarah Eidelson ’12 will leave city government at the end of the year.

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Related dictionary entries include birch, hickory, eller, alderwood, albizzia, buckthorn.

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