gander

UK: /ˈgændə^r/ US: /ˈgændɚ/ ,(gan′dər)

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gan•der /ˈgændɚ/   n. [countable]

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

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gan•der  (gan′dər), n. 

1. Birds the male of the goose. Cf. goose (def. 2).
2. Slang Terms a look:
   Take a gander at his new shoes.

• bef. 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

Gan•der  (gan′dər), n. 

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

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gander / ˈɡændə/ noun

1. a male goose
2. a quick look (esp in the phrase take (orhave) a gander)
3. an unintelligent person

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