• Gander

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ɡæn.dÉ™(ɹ)/
    • Rhymes: -ændÉ™(ɹ)

    Full definition of gander

    Noun

    gander

    (plural ganders)
    1. A male goose.
      • 1916, Blanche Fisher Wright, The Original Mother GooseOld Mother Goose
        When she wanted to wander
        Would ride through the air
        On a very fine gander.
    2. A fool, simpleton
    3. (slang, used only with “have” and “take”) A glance, look.Have a gander at what he’s written.

    Synonyms

    Verb

    1. (dialect, intransitive) ramble, wander
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