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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.
[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.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gander - mature male goosegander - 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
hanhivilkaisu
gúnár
gæsarsteggur
žąsinas
zostēviņš
gąsior
gunár
erkek kaz

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

[ˈgændər] n (= male goose) → jars m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gander

(ˈgӕndə) noun
a male goose.
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