al·ex·an·der also Al·ex·an·der (?l??g-z?n?d?r)n. A cocktail made with crème de cacao, sweet cream, and brandy or gin.[From the name Alexander.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Alexander (?æl???z??nd?) n (Biography) Harold (Rupert Leofric George), Earl Alexander of Tunis. 1891?1969, British field marshal in World War II, who organized the retreat from Dunkirk and commanded in North Africa (1943) and Sicily and Italy (1944?45); governor general of Canada (1946?52); British minister of defence (1952?54)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014al?ex?an?der (?æl ?g?zæn d?r, -?z?n-) n. (often cap.) a cocktail made with gin or brandy, crème de cacao, and sweet cream. [1925?30] Al?ex?an?der (?æl ?g?zæn d?r, -?z?n-) n. 1. Alexander the Great. 2. Sir Harold R. L. G. (1st Earl Alexander of Tunis), 1891?1969, British general. Al?ex?an?der (?æl ?g?zæn d?r, -?z?n-) n. 1. Alexander I, a. (Aleksandr Pavlovich) 1777?1825, czar of Russia 1801?25. b. (Alexander Obrenovich or Aleksandar Obrenovi?) 1876?1903, king of Serbia 1889?1903. c. 1888?1934, king of Yugoslavia 1921?34 (son of Peter I of Serbia). 2. Alexander II, (Aleksandr Nikolaevich) 1818?81, czar of Russia 1855?81. 3. Alexander III, a. died 1181, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1159?81. b. (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich) 1845?94, czar of Russia 1881?94. 4. Alexander VI, (Rodrigo Borgia) 1431??1503, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1492?1503 (father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia). Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.