Landholders vs. touchdown spacecraft.
Which meaning of Lander is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Landowner came first (ancient / pre-modern). Lander (spacecraft) arrived in 1966. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
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Original · ancient / pre-modern
Landowner
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Duplicate · c. 1966
Lander (spacecraft)
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