/ Dictionary / Index L Leander: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Le•an•der Pronunciation: (lē-an'dur), [key] — n. Class. Myth. a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: leander (Thesaurus) lean leaner Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language