ad ‧ der /ˈædə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: a nadder , mistaken for an adder ; nadder 'adder' (11-17 centuries) from Old English næddre ]
a type of poisonous snake
ad ‧ der /ˈædə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: a nadder , mistaken for an adder ; nadder 'adder' (11-17 centuries) from Old English næddre ]
a type of poisonous snake
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012