gander

/'gændə/

Thân thiện

A farmer watches a large white gander leading a line of goslings across the farmyard.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A mature male goose: The primary meaning refers specifically to an adult male of the goose species.
   • A look, glance, or quick inspection (informal): Used informally to mean taking a quick look at something.

Usage Examples

• Noun (male goose):
  • The farmer could tell the gander from the goose by its larger size.
  • A protective gander hissed at anyone who approached the nest.
• Noun (informal: a look):
  • Take a gander at this interesting article I found.
  • Let me have a gander at the map to see where we are.

Advanced Usage

• "What's good for the goose is good for the gander": This proverb means that what is appropriate or acceptable for one person (often a woman, the "goose") should be equally so for another (often a man, the "gander"). It advocates for equal treatment or standards.
  • If she has to work late, so should he—what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Variants and Related Words

• Goose (noun): The general term for the waterfowl; a female goose.
• Gosling (noun): A young goose.

Synonyms

• Male goose: There is no direct single-word synonym; it is the specific term.
• Look (informal): glance, peek, glimpse.

Related Phrases

• Take a gander (at something): To look at or examine something, usually casually.
  • Why don't you take a gander at the engine and see if you can spot the problem?

Related Idioms

• "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander": An older, less common variant of the proverb "What's good for the goose is good for the gander," conveying the same meaning of equal standards.

Học thuật

Noun

1. mature male goose