lander

noun

land·​er ˈlan-dər 

: one that lands

especially : a space vehicle that is designed to land on a celestial body (such as the moon or a planet)

Examples of lander in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Falcon 9 rocket was launched in early 2025 on a one-way mission to carry lunar landers into deep space. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

The crash involved the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that originally launched on January 15, 2025, carrying two commercial lunar landers. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

In January 2025, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a pair of private moon landers with experiments and even a tiny rover as part of NASA's push to commercialize lunar exploration. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Space tourism also remains a profitable industry, with Virgin Galactic looking to capitalize on Blue Origin's two-year hiatus from the sector as Jeff Bezos' company focuses on its towering New Glenn rocket and lunar landers. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lander

• brander
• candor
• dander
• gander
• grander
• hander
• laender
• pander
• sander
• slander
• stander
• zander