gander

[ gan-der ]
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noun
  1. the male of the goose.: Compare goose (def. 2).

  2. Slang. a look: Take a gander at his new shoes.

Origin of gander

1
before 1000; 1910–15 for def. 2; Middle English; Old English gan(d)ra; cognate with Middle Low German ganre,Dutch gander; akin to goose, German Gans

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Other definitions for Gander (2 of 2)

Gander
[ gan-der ]

noun
  1. a town in E Newfoundland, in Canada: airport on the great circle route between New York and northern Europe.

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British Dictionary definitions for gander

gander

/ (ˈɡændə) /


noun
  1. a male goose

  2. informal a quick look (esp in the phrase take (or have) a gander)

  1. informal a simpleton

Origin of gander

1
Old English gandra, ganra; related to Low German and Dutch gander and to gannet

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Other Idioms and Phrases with gander

gander

see take a gander at.

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