retriever
pronunciation
How to pronounce retriever in British English:
UK [rɪˈtri:və(r)]
How to pronounce retriever in American English:
US [rɪˈtrivɚ]
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- Noun:
- a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
Word Origin
- retriever (n.)
- "dog used for retrieving game," late 15c., agent noun from retrieve.
Example
- 1. Culture of the assembly that provides this fact retriever .
- 2. The labrador retriever is the most popular pure-bred dog .
- 3. I was wondering if you 've seen five golden retriever puppies ?
- 4. American writer john grogan discovered this after he and his wife adopted a labrador retriever they named marley .
- 5. We belonged to a retriever club and our dogs took part in the field trial competitions .