gun dog

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhn dawg, dog]
- /gʌn dɔg, dɒg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhn dawg, dog]
- /gʌn dɔg, dɒg/

Definitions of gun dog words

noun gun dog a dog trained to help a hunter, as by pointing or retrieving game. 1
countable noun gun dog A gun dog is a dog that has been trained to work with a hunter or gamekeeper, especially to find and carry back birds or animals that have been shot. 0
noun gun dog a dog, as a pointer, setter, or hound, trained to help a hunter by finding or retrieving game 0
noun gun dog A breed of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game. 0

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Origin of gun dog

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45

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Parts of speech for Gun dog

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gun dog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for gun dog

noun gun dog

hound — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
courser — a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds
chaser — A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink.
foxhound — any of several breeds of medium-sized hounds trained to hunt foxes and having a glossy coat in combinations of black, tan, and white.
hound dog — Chiefly Southern U.S. Dialect. hound1 (def 1).

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