gander

Meanings

Plural: ganders

Noun

mature male goose
A male goose.
A fool, simpleton.
A glance, look.
A man living apart from his wife.

Verb

to ramble, wander

Origin / Etymology

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”). The meaning "a look" is derived from the image of craning one's neck like a 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.

Synonyms

butcher's, butcher's hook

Scrabble Score: 8

gander is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gander is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gander is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

gander is a valid Words With Friends word