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

Sources said the Sortie Suit will be used for the initial landing missions flown on landers developed both by SpaceX and Blue Origin. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

For example, one of the company's devices hit the gray dirt aboard Intuitive Machines' Athena lander in March 2025. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026

But the lander fell on its side during touchdown, and the hopper was lost. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Because this upper stage had to use more thrust to get the lander into an orbit that could reach the moon, it instead got stuck in a sort of orbital limbo, SpaceX previously said. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 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