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retriever en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɹɪ-/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ɹiˈtɹivəɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ɹə-/ (General-American)

Etymology

From retrieve + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who retrieves something.
  2. Any of several breeds of gun dog that retrieve game for a hunter; an individual of such a breed.
  3. A tool for retrieving materials from the body after an operation.

Forms

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retrievers Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

setter · pointer

Deriveds

Golden Retriever · Flat-coated Retriever · retrieverish · Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever · Labrador retriever

Hypernyms

dog · hound · gun dog · hunting dog

Translations (20)

nv łééchąąʼí bił nidaʼazheehígíí (a type of dog) · nl retriever (a type of dog) · ms anjing pengutip (a type of dog) · de Apportierhund (a type of dog) · fi noutaja (a type of dog) · sv retriever (a type of dog) · ca gos cobrador (a type of dog) · cmn 尋回犬 /寻回犬 (a type of dog) · es retriever (a type of dog) · ko 리트리버 (a type of dog) · et retriiver (a type of dog) · cy adargi (a type of dog) · de Retriever (a type of dog) · pdt Steewelhunt (a type of dog) · cs retrívr (a type of dog) · pl aporter (a type of dog) · hy ռետրիվեր (a type of dog) · mk ретривер (a type of dog) · ja レトリバー (a type of dog) · fr retriever (a type of dog)