GANDER


Meaning of GANDER in English

I. ˈgan-dər noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gandra; akin to Old English gōs goose

Date: before 12th century

1. : an adult male goose

2. : simpleton

II. noun

Etymology: probably from gander (I); from the outstretched neck of a person craning to look at something

Date: circa 1914

: look , glance

take a gander

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.