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Definition of "gander" []

  • A male goose. (noun)
  • Informal A look or glance: "Everyone turns and takes a gander at the yokels” ( Garrison Keillor). (noun)
  • Informal A simpleton; a ninny. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gander" in a sentence
  • "Just look at Hillary Clinton and George W. Y'know, eight years ago I was enraged by this kind of behavior from a presidential candidate, but apparently whats good for the gander is also good for the goose!"
  • "Sauce for the crooked gander is sauce for the bribe-taking goose."
  • "All Answers from Sportsman21 wrote 2 weeks 2 days ago look for seminares in gander or at a hunting expo"