gander

¹

[ gan-der ]

noun

1. the male of the goose. Compare goose ( def 2 ).
2. Slang. a look:

   Take a gander at his new shoes.

Gander

²

[ gan-der ]

noun

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

gander

/ ˈɡændə /

noun

1. a male goose
2. informal.
   a quick look (esp in the phrase take ( or have ) a gander )
3. informal.
   a simpleton

Word History and Origins

Origin of gander¹

before 1000; 1910–15 gander fordef 2; Middle English; Old English gan ( d ) ra; cognate with Middle Low German ganre, Dutch gander; akin to goose, German Gans

Word History and Origins

Origin of gander¹

Old English gandra, ganra; related to Low German and Dutch gander and to gannet

Idioms and Phrases

see take a gander at .

Example Sentences

“Many cities like Statesville have requested that Camping World and Gander Outdoors take down their American Flags,” the petition read.

From Los Angeles Times

For 38 large airlines, the closest landing spot was a little airport in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, in Canada.

From National Geographic Kids

For the next five days, residents of Gander and nearby towns took care of almost 7,000 passengers and crew members from about a hundred countries.

From National Geographic Kids

The infrastructure and availability of electric vehicles just doesn’t exist in Newfoundland and Labrador right now, there are no subways in St. Anthony or Gander.

From New York Times

They stuck around too long for people riding the eclipse train in Western New York and returned to block the totality in Gander, Newfoundland, one of the last places the complete eclipse was visible.

From New York Times