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- Dictionarybird dog/ˈbəːd dɒɡ/
noun
- 1. a gun dog trained to retrieve birds.
- 2. a talent scout. informal
verb
- 1. search out or pursue with dogged determination: "reporters bird-dogged the candidates for several weeks"
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noun. 1. : a gundog trained to hunt or retrieve birds. 2. a. : one (such as a canvasser or talent scout) who seeks out something for another. b. : one who steals another's date.
The most common bird dog is known as the flusher, use their senses such as eyes and nose to hunt down the upland birds.
Bird dog definition: one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.. See examples of BIRD DOG used in a sentence.
Definition of 'bird dog' Word Frequency. bird dog in British English. US and Canadian. noun. 1. hunting. a dog used or trained to retrieve game birds after they are shot. verb bird-dog Word forms: -dogs, -dogging, -dogged. 2. informal. to control closely with unceasing vigilance. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
(Definition of bird-dog from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bird dog. bird dog. Finer families kept special strains of hunting hounds and bird dogs.
What does the noun bird dog mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bird dog . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. To observe or follow closely; monitor: Police bird-dogged the suspect's movements. 2. To seek out (talent or clients, for example): bird-dogs recruits for the team. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
