Definition/Meaning of yonder

• English - Adverb: yonder ( not comparable ) In a distant , indicated place; over there . Whose home is that yonder ? 1915 , Emerson Hough , The Purchase Price , chapterI: "A fine man , that Dunwody, yonder ," commented the young captain , as they parted , and as he turned to his prisoner . "We'll see him on in Washington some day . He is strengthening his forces now against Mr . Benton out there . [ … ] ."…
• English - Determiner: yonder Distant but within sight Yonder peasant - who is he? Synonyms ( distant but within sight ) : yon Translations
• English - Noun: yonder ( plural yonders ) Something that is distant but within sight . Off we go , into the wild blue yonder , riding high into the sky . Translations Usage notes The term yonder is used more often in the South than elsewhere in the US .
• English - Pronunciation: ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA (key) : /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/ ( US ) IPA: /ˈjɑndə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɒndə(ɹ)
• English - Etymology: From Middle English , equivalent to yond (from Old English ġeond , from Proto-Germanic *jend- , *jand- ) + -er , as in hither , thither . Cognate with Dutch ginder ('over there').