gander

¹

[ gan-der ]

noun

1. the male of the goose. Compare goose ( def 2 ).
2. Slang. a look:

   Take a gander at his new shoes.

Gander

²

[ gan-der ]

noun

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

gander

/ ˈɡændə /

noun

1. a male goose
2. informal.
   a quick look (esp in the phrase take ( or have ) a gander )
3. informal.
   a simpleton

Word History and Origins

Origin of gander¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gander¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

see take a gander at .

Example Sentences

So without further ado, let us take a gander at the history of the Ancient Egyptian soldiers of the New Kingdom.

From Realm of History

So, without further ado, let us take a gander at 15 ancient Celtic gods and goddesses you should know about.

From Realm of History

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.

From Realm of History

First, take a gander at the topography of your property to find a small hill worthy of dropping into the features.

From Outside Online

Take a gander at just two of the topics we have scheduled there and explore the full Disrupt agenda here.

From TechCrunch

Headwinds forced a landing at Gander, in Newfoundland, in the middle of a blizzard.

From The Daily Beast

Then you get a gander at the full monty, as it were, and he looks like someone inflated him from the sternum down.

From The Daily Beast

Under both the law and the ethics governing armed conflicts, sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

From The Daily Beast

What was sauce for the Michael Dukakis goose, is sauce for the Michael Huckabee gander.

From The Daily Beast

Just take a gander at trips planned for Richard Nixon by Henry Kissinger or for George H. W. Bush by James Baker.

From The 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.

From Project Gutenberg

The gander came towards them, stretching out his neck, and hissing loudly.

From Project Gutenberg

We have left them a goose and a gander, which they take a great delight in.

From Project Gutenberg

One large blue gander remained near, in spite of her angry motions and cross words.

From Project Gutenberg

She took a long branch and beat the gander until he hid from sight in the bushes.

From Project Gutenberg