*pounde*

n. 1. One who, or that which, compounds or mixes; as, a compounder of medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises. “Compounders in politics.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime. [ 1913 Webster ]

Religious houses made compounders
For the horrid actions of their founders. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take. [ Eng. ] A. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Eng. Hist.) A Jacobite who favored the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who expounds or explains; an interpreter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a cannon that throws a 4-pound shot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who impounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A person or thing, so called with reference to a certain number of pounds in value, weight, capacity, etc.; as, a cannon carrying a twelve-pound ball is called a twelve pounder. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Before the English reform act of 1867, one who was an elector by virtue of paying ten pounds rent was called a ten pounder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who propounds, proposes, or offers for consideration. Chillingworth. [ 1913 Webster ]