gander

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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[Middle English, from Old English gandra; see ghans- in Indo-European roots.]

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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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Thesaurus

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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gander

noun

1. Informal. A quick look:

blush, glance, glimpse, peek, peep.

2. Informal. One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.

Informal: dope, goose.

Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.

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Translations

ذَكَر الأوَز

houser

gase

GänserichGanterGanser

hanhivilkaisu

jars

gúnár

gæsarsteggur

papero

žąsinas

zostēviņš

uiluilskuiken

gasse

gąsior

гусак

gunár

erkek kaz

雄鹅

gander

[ˈgændəʳ] N

1. (Zool) → ganso m (macho)

2. to have or take a gander → echar un vistazo (at a)

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gander

[ˈgændə^r] n (= male goose) → jars m

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gander

n

→ Gänserich m, → Ganter m (dial)

(inf) to have or take a gander at something → auf etw (acc) → einen Blick werfen; let’s have a gander! → gucken wir mal! (inf); (= let me/us look) → lass mal sehen!

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gander

[ˈgændəʳ] n (Zool) → oca maschio

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gander

(ˈgӕndə) noun

a male goose. gansmannetjie ذَكَر الأوَز гъсок ganso houser der Gänserich gase αρσενική χήνα ganso macho isahani غاز نر uroshanhi jarsאווז नर बत्तख, हंस gusan gúnár angsa jantan gæsarsteggur papero ガチョウの雄 거위의 수컷 žąsinas zostēviņš angsa jantan gandergasse gąsior نر قاز ganso gâscan гусак gunár gosjak gusan gåskarl ห่านตัวผู้ erkek kaz 雄鵝 гусак نر بطخ con ngỗng đực 雄鹅

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