Definition of "lander"

One who lands, or who lands something.  quotations  examples

A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.  examples

(mining) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.  examples

(slang) An illegal immigrant.

(in combination) A person from a specific land. See highlander, Greenlander.  quotations  examples