Hollander

See also: Holländer

English

Etymology

Probably Holland +‎ -er; compare the German Holländer.

Noun

Hollander (plural Hollanders)

1. Somebody from Holland.
2. A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not absorb water.

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Synonyms

• (hard brick): Dutch clinker

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Hollander in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)