plural ganders
informal
: look, glance
take a gander
Those intrigued by such oddities … will surely find Stuart Kelly's "Book of Lost Books: An Incomplete History of All the Great Books You'll Never Read" worth a gander.—
Joe Queenan
Joe Queenan… trying to step back for a good gander at the art in the Guggenheim.—Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor… had no choice but to push to the front of the horde and through some glass doors to get a gander at what was going on.—Rick Barrs
Rick BarrsExamples of gander in a Sentence
Noun (1)
suggested that they take a gander at the display of classic cars
Noun (2)
the village's chief of police was an ineffectual albeit pleasant gander
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—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
Just take a gander at the rare number of open congressional seats in the Chicago area alone — four, all in Democratic strongholds.
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“Gander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gander. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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gander
1 of 2 noun
gan·der
ˈgan-dər 
: a male goose
gander
2 of 2 noun
: a look often for judging
take a gander
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