gander UK /ˈɡæn.də(ɹ)/US /ˈɡæn.dɚ/noun 4verb 1forms 3phrases 1 noun4 •A male goose.Old Mother Goose / When she wanted to wander / Would ride through the air / On a very fine gander. — 1916 •(informal) A glance, look.Have a gander at what he’s written.I took a gander and she seemed so familiar. •A fool, simpleton. •(US) A man living apart from his wife. verb1 •(dialect) to ramble, wander formsgandered · gandering · ganders Phrases with gander take a ganderTo take a look; to check or examine.