Associations to the word «Gander»

Wiktionary

GANDER, noun. A male goose.
GANDER, noun. A fool, simpleton
GANDER, noun. (slang) (used only with “have” and “take”) A glance, look.
GANDER, verb. (dialect) (intransitive) ramble, wander
GANDER, proper noun. A surname​.
GANDER, proper noun. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador

Dictionary definition

GANDER, noun. Mature male goose.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats