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Definition of gander noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gander

noun

NAmE//ˈɡændər//

a male goose (= a bird like a large duck)

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Idioms

have/take a gander (at something) (informal)

to look at something

what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (old-fashioned) (saying)

what one person is allowed to do, another person must be allowed to do in a similar situation

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