retriever
Breed that fetches
A retriever is a dog bred to fetch game that hunters have shot, particularly waterfowl.
The name comes from their ability to retrieve downed birds without damaging them.
Golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers are among the most popular family pets, prized for their gentle temperaments and trainability.
More generally, a retriever is anyone or anything that retrieves: The software acts as an information retriever.
Domesticated barking mammal
muzzle · bark · shedding · grooming · veterinarian · leash · collar · fetch
Go get and return
- searchAct of seeking
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- queryRequest for information
- lookupAct of retrieving information
access · find · return · data · software · getter · extraction · indexing
Trained hunting retriever
- gamebirdFowl hunted for sport
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- uplandElevated land area
- duckWaterbird that quacks
pheasant · grouse · flush · scent · tracking · decoys · blinds · marshland
Retriever breed from Canada
- GoldenProper noun modifier
- ChesapeakeMid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- Nova ScotiaEastern Canadian maritime province
- puppyJuvenile canine
purebred · pedigree · breeders · lineage · genetics · temperament · standard · registration
Quickness and ease
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- field trialExperiment in actual conditions
- flyballLofted batted ball
- swimmingLocomotion through water
training · athletic · performance · jumping · frisbee · rally · tracking · showmanship
dog
Domesticated barking mammal
tail · muzzle · bark · shedding · grooming · veterinarian · leash · collar · fetch · loyal
fetch
Go get and return
lookup · access · find · return · data · software · getter · extraction · indexing
gundog
Trained hunting retriever
duck · pheasant · grouse · flush · scent · tracking · decoys · blinds · marshland · quarry
Labrador
Retriever breed from Canada
- GoldenProper noun modifier
- ChesapeakeMid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- Nova ScotiaEastern Canadian maritime province
puppy · purebred · pedigree · breeders · lineage · genetics · temperament · standard · registration · AKC
agility
Quickness and ease
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- field trialExperiment in actual conditions
- flyballLofted batted ball
swimming · training · athletic · performance · jumping · frisbee · rally · tracking · showmanship · conformation
loyalty
Faithful commitment to another
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- bondingForming close connections
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
friendly · gentle · family · therapy · guide · service · obedience · trustworthy · devoted · playful
search-and-rescue
Locating and retrieving imperiled persons
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
scent · detection · emergency · survivor · recovery · trained · heroic · wilderness · rubble · cadaver
- dog breedsborder collie, bulldog, Australian Shepherd, Aussie, corgi
- dog typespurebred, mixed breed, crossbreed, mongrel, mutt
- working dogspolice dog, guide dog, K9, herding dog, sniffer dogs
- Hunting Dogspointer, hound, beagle, foxhound, coonhound
- dogsdog, beagle, bulldog, boxer, collie
- Chienslabrador, beagle, boxer, bulldog, chihuahua
- golden retrieverAmber-furred family dog
- data retrievalAccessing stored information
- Labrador RetrieverCanadian-origin sporting breed
- memory retrievalAccessing stored mental information
- retrieval practiceStudying through self-testing
- water retriever
retrieve, retrieval, retrieved, retrieving, retrieves, retrievers, retrievable, retrievals