noun

• A person employed to sand wood.
• A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
• (rail transport) A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.
• (historical) A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.
• (obsolete) A male given name, formed as a contraction of Alexander.
• A surname transferred from the given name.
• A village in Norway.