retriever

English

Etymology

retrieve +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɹiˈtɹivəɹ/, /ɹɪ-/, /ɹə-/
Rhymes: -iːvə(ɹ)

Noun

retriever (plural retrievers)

One who retrieves something.
A type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter.
(surgery) A tool for retrieving materials from the body after an operation.

Derived terms

golden retriever
labrador retriever

Translations

a type of dog

Finnish: noutaja (fi)
Malay: anjing pengutip

Navajo: łééchąąʼí bił nidaʼazheehígíí

Spanish

Noun

retriever m (plural retrievers or retriever)

retriever (dog)

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