GANDER Definition & Meaning

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gander

[ gan-der ]

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noun

the male of the goose. Compare goose ( def 2 ).
Slang. a look:
Take a gander at his new shoes.

Gander

[ gan-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

gander

/ ˈɡæ�Ի�ə /

noun

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

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51�Թ� 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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of gander¹

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

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Idioms and Phrases

see take a gander at .

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Go on and take a gander at the ingredients list.

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Khem’s shift doesn’t start for another 15 minutes or so, but without complaint she walks behind the counter and takes a gander.

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Tanya Juarez and her friend Troy Medina sat on a bench, taking a gander at the paddle boats shaped not like geese, but like swans.

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A candy store in Ocean Shores, Washington, had an unusual visitor: A young buck wandered in through the automatic doors and took a gander at the confections on display.

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What’s good for the conservative goose is good for the liberal gander.

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