Home › Words › P › poinderpoinderpoinder means the keeper of a cattle pound; a pinder.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, poinder ranks #30,192 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom poind + -er.nounThe keeper of a cattle pound; a pinder.One who distrains property.e.g.“The poinder no doubt is preferable at common law, because the assignment not being completed by intimation, the debtor continues still proprietor” — 1767, Lord Henry Home Kames, Principles of Equity:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pind 73% match — To impound (as cattle), to shut up in a pound. vs poinder →poundman 65% match — A man whose job it is to catch stray animals (often dogs). vs poinder →pinfold 63% match — An open enclosure for animals, especially an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to properly supervise their use of common grazing land. vs poinder →poind 62% match — A seizure of property etc in lieu of a debt; the animal or property so seized vs poinder →poundmaker 62% match — One who makes buffalo pounds. vs poinder →swineherd 59% match — A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs). vs poinder →pinder 57% match — A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant. vs poinder →pincher 57% match — A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher. vs poinder →