Hollander

See also: Holländer

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Hollender

Etymology

Probably Holland +‎ -er; compare the German Holländer.

Noun

Hollander (plural Hollanders)

1. Somebody from Holland.
2. (archaic) A Dutch person.
   • 1658, Jan van Riebeeck, Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope‎^[1]:

     Hollanders are not a nation to rob another of its property, but desire to live in friendship with all people, and trade with them.

3. A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not absorb water.

   Synonym: Dutch clinker

4. Short for Hollander beater.
   • 1889, Johannes Rudolf Wagner, ‎William Crookes, Handbook of Chemical Technology:

     The first operation (in making paper) is performed by two machines, called the half-hollander and the whole-hollander

Derived terms

• Hollander beater

Proper noun

Hollander (plural Hollanders)

1. A surname​.

References

“Hollander” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hollander. Equivalent to Holland +‎ -er.

The toponym is first attested in 1978 as Hollander. It is derived from the demonym and refers to the first inhabitant(s) of the settlement. Compare Brabander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔˌlɑn.dər/

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• Hyphenation: Hol‧lan‧der

Noun

Hollander m (plural Hollanders)

1. Hollander, person from Holland (e.g. North Holland or South Holland) or of Hollandic descent.
2. (Belgium) Dutchman (person from the Netherlands)
3. A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.

Usage notes

Unlike Holland, which is sometimes used for the Netherlands as a whole in patriotic contexts, Dutch people are not very likely to use Hollander to refer to any Dutch person.

Derived terms

• Vliegende Hollander

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: Hôl-läänder
• → Caribbean Hindustani: Holandar