gander

Meaning

Noun

1. A male goose.
2. A fool, simpleton.
3. (informal) A glance, look.
4. A man living apart from his wife.

Verb

ramble, wander

Synonyms

swan

🦢

fool

drake

cob

coot

dimwit

dolt

dope

duffer

glance

glimpse

goof

goon

goose

🪿

gudgeon

ignoramus

imbecile

jackass

jaunt

knock about

look

lummox

moron

mutt

nincompoop

noodle

oaf

pillock

ramble

roam

rove

simp

simpleton

slob

stupid

sucker

tomfool

tramp

wander

zany

male goose

booby

gomeral

brant

chump

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæn.də(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gandre

Inherited from Old English: gandra

Cognate with Dutch: gander

Cognate with Low German: Gander

Cognate with German: Gandert

Cognate with German: Ganter

Cognate with Norwegian: gasse

Cognate with Icelandic: gassi

Cognate with Lithuanian: gañdras

In summary

From Middle English gandre, from Old English gandra, ganra (“gander”), from Proto-West Germanic *ganʀō, from Proto-Germanic *ganzô (“gander”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”).
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch gander (“gander”), Low German Gander, Ganner (“gander”), dialectal German Gandert (“gander”), German Ganter (“gander”), Norwegian gasse (“gander”), Icelandic gassi (“gander”). Compare also Lithuanian gañdras (“stork”). Related to goose, gannet.