sounder
sounder Lexical Profile
sounder Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Based on more valid reason, good judgment, or reliable evidence; more logical or sensible.
"After reviewing the market data, the board opted for a sounder financial strategy."
More free from injury, disease, defect, or decay; in better physical or structural condition.
"The veterinary inspection confirmed that the rescued horse had a sounder constitution than initially feared."
Deeper, more complete, and less disturbed (especially of sleep).
"The thick blackout curtains helped the infant enjoy a much sounder sleep through the night."
• noun
An instrument or electronic device used for measuring the depth of water or for probing an environment, often by means of acoustic waves.
"The research vessel used an echo sounder to map the rugged topography of the ocean floor."
A herd or social group of wild boars or feral pigs.
"A sounder of wild boars rooted through the forest undergrowth in search of acorns."
A person or thing that makes a sound, or a short distinctive audio clip used by a radio or television station for branding.
"The radio producer inserted a brief station sounder between the news bulletin and the weather report."
An electromechanical receiving instrument used in early telegraphy to convert electrical pulses into audible clicks that an operator could interpret as Morse code.
"The station master listened closely to the rapid clicking of the telegraph sounder to transcribe the incoming message."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In the sense of a herd of wild swine, the noun derives from Middle English 'soundre', from Old English 'sundor' (meaning 'apart' or 'separate') and reinforced by Old French 'sondre' of Germanic origin. The instrument and comparative senses derive independently by adding the suffix '-er' to the verb and adjective 'sound'.