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retriever

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈtriːvə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈtrivɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri trē′vər)

re•triev•er /rɪˈtrivɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a person or thing that retrieves.
Dog and Cat Breedsa breed of dog used esp. to retrieve game.
Dog and Cat Breedsany dog trained to retrieve game.

re•triev•er (ri trē′vər),USA pronunciation n.

a person or thing that retrieves.
Dog and Cat Breedsone of any of several breeds of dogs having a coarse, thick, oily coat, trained to retrieve game.
Dog and Cat Breedsany dog trained to retrieve game.

retrieve + -er¹ 1480–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

retriever /rɪˈtriːvə/ n

one of a breed of large gun dogs that can be trained to retrieve game
See golden retriever, Labrador retriever
any dog used to retrieve shot game
a person or thing that retrieves

'retriever' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

golden retriever - labradoodle - Labrador - Labrador retriever - Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever - Chesapeake Bay retriever - curly-coated retriever - flat-coated retriever - lab - poodle

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