as in idiot
a stupid person
the village's chief of police was an ineffectual albeit pleasant gander
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Recent Examples of gander
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Click through that link in the last paragraph, though, and take a gander at all the red ink on his Baseball Savant page.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Architecture ranges from Federal to Victorian to Greek Revival to Italianate, so there are plenty of gorgeous historic buildings to take a gander at.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Take a gander through a museum full of vintage Christmas decor for a nostalgic look back at how the holiday was celebrated throughout the years.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
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Just scroll down to your hometown and take a gander.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Click through that link in the last paragraph, though, and take a gander at all the red ink on his Baseball Savant page.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Architecture ranges from Federal to Victorian to Greek Revival to Italianate, so there are plenty of gorgeous historic buildings to take a gander at.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Take a gander through a museum full of vintage Christmas decor for a nostalgic look back at how the holiday was celebrated throughout the years.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Gander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gander. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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