andro

1 of 2

noun

an·​dro ˈan-drō How to pronounce andro (audio)

andro-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or before a vowel andr-
1
: male human being
androcentric
2
: male
androecium

Examples of andro in a Sentence

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Noun
Good ol’ Sammy-n-Mac, bringing the game back, one bit of andro at a time, one corked Louisville Slugger at a time. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 16 June 2021 Nine years passed between when a reporter spied a bottle of andro in the locker of Mark McGwire, and Bonds’ supernatural record-breaking power surge. Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 9 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

Noun

by shortening

Combining form

borrowed from Greek, combining form from anḗr (genitive andrós) "man, husband, human," going back to Indo-European *h2ner- "man," whence also Welsh ner "lord, chief," Oscan ner- (in nerum "of men"), Albanian njeri "man, human," Armenian ayr (genitive aṙn) "man, husband," Sanskrit ́ (genitive náraḥ) "man"

First Known Use

Noun

1997, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of andro was in 1997

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Cite this Entry

“Andro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/andro. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

andro

noun
an·​dro ˈan-drō How to pronounce andro (audio)
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