Strander

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a machine that combines thread (strands) into a cable
  2. 2
    a steelworker whose job is to guide bar stock from one milling machine to the next in a multi-step milling process

Etymology

From strand + -er.

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.