I. ˈgandə(r), ˈgaan- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gandra; akin to Dutch gander, Middle Low German ganre gander, Old English gōs goose — more at goose
1. : the adult male goose
2. : a stupid or foolish fellow : simpleton
a silly, immature little gander — Elizabeth Bowen
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
dialect : wander , stroll
gandered down to … the great whaling port — H.A.Chippendale
a man could gander around and have his pleasure — Conrad Richter
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from gander (I) ; from the outstretched neck of a person craning to look at something
slang : look , glance
take a gander at that picture