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Definition of gander noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gander

noun

/ˈɡændə(r)/

/ˈɡændər/

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a male goose (= a bird like a large duck)Topics Birdsc2
Word OriginOld English gandra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gander, also to gannet.

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Idioms

have/take a gander (at something)

(informal) to look at something

what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

(old-fashioned, saying) what one person is allowed to do, another person must be allowed to do in a similar situationTopics Permission and obligationc2

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