Definitions for ganderˈgæn dər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gan•derˈgæn dər(n.)

  1. the male of the goose.

    Category: Ornithology

    Ref: Compare goose (def. 2). 2

  2. a silly person; goose.

  3. Slang. a look:

    Take a gander at his new shoes.

    Category: Status (usage)

Origin of gander:

bef. 1000; ME; OE gan(d)ra, c. MLG ganre; akin to goose

Gan•derˈgæn dər(n.)

  1. a town in E Newfoundland, in Canada: airport on the great circle route between New York and N Europe. 10,207.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gander(noun)

    mature male goose

Wiktionary

  1. gander(Noun)

    A male goose.

  2. gander(Noun)

    A fool, simpleton

  3. gander(Noun)

    A glance, look.

    Have a gander at what heu2019s written.

  4. gander(Verb)

    ramble, wander

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gander(noun)

    the male of any species of goose


Translations for gander

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

gander(noun)

a male goose.

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