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gan·der
(găn′dər)n.
1. A male goose.
2. Informal A look or glance: "Everyone turns and takes a gander at the yokels" (Garrison Keillor).
3. Informal A simpleton; a ninny.
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gander
(ˈɡændə)n
1. (Zoology) a male goose
2. informal a quick look (esp in the phrase take (or have) a gander)
3. informal a simpleton
[Old English gandra, ganra; related to Low German and Dutch gander and to gannet]
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gan•der
(ˈgæn dər)n.
1. the male of the goose. Compare goose (def. 2).
2. a silly person; goose.
3. Slang. a look: Take a gander at his new shoes.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English gan(d)ra, c. Middle Low German ganre; akin to goose]
Gan•der
(ˈgæn dər)n.
a town in E Newfoundland, in Canada: airport on the great circle route between New York and N Europe. 10,207.
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Gander
1. Male goose.
2. A quick look.
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Noun | 1. | gander - mature male goose goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks |
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Translations
ذَكَر الأوَز
houser
gase
hanhivilkaisu
gúnár
gæsarsteggur
žąsinas
zostēviņš
gąsior
gunár
erkek kaz
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gander
(ˈgӕndə) noun a male goose.
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