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 company’s New Glenn rocket was expected to play a critical role in launching both of those landers. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

The Viking 1 successfully landed at the Chryse Planitia region on Mars, the first successful Mars lander in history. — USA Today, 7 July 2026

Tianwen-1 is a Mars orbiter, lander and rover mission that successfully touched down on the red planet on May 15, 2021, releasing its Zhurong rover. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 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