gander

[ gan-der ]

/ ˈgæn dər /

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noun

the male of the goose.Compare goose (def. 2).

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

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Origin of gander

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

Words nearby gander

Gäncä, Gance, Gand, Ganda, G&AE, gander, Gandhara, Gandhi, Gandhian, Gandhi cap, Gandhi, Indira

Other definitions for gander (2 of 2)

Gander

[ gan-der ]

/ ˈgæn dər /

noun

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

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How to use gander in a sentence

So without further ado, let us take a gander at the history of the Ancient Egyptian soldiers of the New Kingdom.
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So, without further ado, let us take a gander at 15 ancient Celtic gods and goddesses you should know about.
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So, without further ado, let us take a gander at the history of the Mamluks – the Islamic slave-warriors who defiantly created their own dynasty in the regions of what is now Egypt and Syria.
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First, take a gander at the topography of your property to find a small hill worthy of dropping into the features.
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Take a gander at just two of the topics we have scheduled there and explore the full Disrupt agenda here.
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Headwinds forced a landing at Gander, in Newfoundland, in the middle of a blizzard.
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Then you get a gander at the full monty, as it were, and he looks like someone inflated him from the sternum down.
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Under both the law and the ethics governing armed conflicts, sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
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What was sauce for the Michael Dukakis goose, is sauce for the Michael Huckabee gander.
The GOP Frontrunner Curse|Mark McKinnon|December 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Just take a gander at trips planned for Richard Nixon by Henry Kissinger or for George H. W. Bush by James Baker.
Amateur Hour at the White House|Leslie H. Gelb|November 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The lone pine on the stone cap of Gander Knob waved its farewell, and we clattered down the long slope into the great world.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
The gander came towards them, stretching out his neck, and hissing loudly.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
We have left them a goose and a gander, which they take a great delight in.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora|Edward Edwards
One large blue gander remained near, in spite of her angry motions and cross words.
The Green Forest Fairy Book|Loretta Ellen Brady
She took a long branch and beat the gander until he hid from sight in the bushes.
The Green Forest Fairy Book|Loretta Ellen Brady

British Dictionary definitions for gander

gander

/ (ˈɡændə) /

noun

a male goose

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

informal a simpleton

Word Origin for gander

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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see take a gander at.

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