gander
see also: Gander
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ɡæn.də(ɹ)/
Noun

gander (plural ganders)

  1. A male goose.
  2. A fool, simpleton.
  3. (slang, used only with “have”, “get” and “take) A glance, look.
    Have a gander at what he’s written.
    I took a gander and she seemed so familiar.
  4. (US) A man living apart from his wife.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: jars
  • German: Gänserich, Ganter, Ganterich (North German), Ganser (Austrian, South German), Ganauser (Austrian), Gänser (regional or otherwise archaic)
  • Italian: oca maschio
  • Portuguese: ganso
  • Russian: гусь
  • Spanish: ganso
Translations Translations Verb

gander (ganders, present participle gandering; past and past participle gandered)

  1. (dialect, intransitive) ramble, wander

Gander
Proper noun
  1. Surname
  2. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador



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