fetcher
One who retrieves
A fetcher is someone or something that retrieves things.
Dogs are natural fetchers, trained or instinctively bringing back thrown objects.
In computing, a fetcher is a program or process that retrieves data: The URL fetcher downloads web pages for indexing.
The word is straightforward—if it fetches, it's a fetcher.
Dog trained to fetch game
- puppyJuvenile canine
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- retrieveGet something back
- leashAnimal restraint cord
trainer · commands · treats · rewards · ball · stick · toy · golden
Something that inches along
- botAutomated software agent
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- APISoftware communication standard
- queryRequest for information
download · data · script · plugin · module · protocol · backend · request
Programmable automated machine
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- sensorInput-detecting device
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
warehouse · sorting · pneumatic · gripper · autonomous · industrial · palletizer
retrieve
Get something back
deliver · collect · gather · obtain · pickup · haul · transport · courier · runner · errand
retriever
Dog trained to fetch game
leash · trainer · commands · treats · rewards · ball · stick · toy · golden · Labrador
crawler
Something that inches along
query · download · data · script · plugin · module · protocol · backend · request · HTTP
robot
Programmable automated machine
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- sensorInput-detecting device
mechanization · warehouse · sorting · pneumatic · gripper · autonomous · industrial · palletizer
- far fetchedUnconvincingly unlikely
- play fetch
- fetch and carryDo menial retrieval tasks
- fetching and carryingTransporting items on demand
- fetch the ball
- fetch questTask requiring item collection