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noun (1)

ˈgan-dər How to pronounce gander (audio)
Definition of gandernext
as in peek
an instance of looking especially briefly suggested that they take a gander at the display of classic cars

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noun (2)

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
Noun
Just scroll down to your hometown and take a gander. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026 These are but a few of the questions that may be answered when The Bed Rot Challenge premieres, but for now, take a gander at the cast of competitors below. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026 What’s good for the goose is not always good for the gander. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 May 2026 The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will welcome the public to its brand-new David Geffen Galleries on May 4, with members able to get a gander beginning April 19. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gander
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gander
  1. peek
  2. moron
  3. glance
  4. stupid
  5. glimpse
  6. goose
  7. look
Noun
  • Lee and Rogers kept in touch over email and connected on Facebook, giving Lee a peek into Rogers’ personal life, including photos of his family.
    — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the success of Falcon and Dragon, a peek at SpaceX’s business book may hint at financial reasons for retiring the vehicles.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of peek
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  • The unlikely source is Enervate’s company stooge corporate strategist, Ken Davies (Tim Key), a moron by any measure.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • The weather bell’s very existence might spark a puzzled glance or two from anyone unfamiliar with it.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The portraits in the album—family outings in the countryside, a wedding party, domestic gatherings—are, at first glance, unexceptional, even banal.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of glance
Noun
  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • Northrop Grumman has offered a glimpse of one possible answer through an F/A-XX rendering and a short video released in April 2026.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Consider at least one mystery from that Emmys sketch, a glimpse of the SNL logo, potentially solved.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of glimpse
Noun
  • On a vaporetto in Venice’s Grand Canal in late May, I was forced to admit that my quest to uncover the mysteries of Northern Italy’s famed chicories bore the hallmarks of a goose chase.
    — Tamar Adler, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Don’t throttle the goose who lays the golden eggs, don’t blast from the skies the albatross who guarantees fair winds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of goose
Noun
  • Not far away, French niche fragrance brand Memo chose to debut a new-look retail concept created around the idea of time in its 720-square-foot boutique on Rue Cambon.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • To pull off this pant-less look, a high-quality leather piece is necessary to prevent it from reading cheap.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026
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