Meaning

3 senses
  1. One who retrieves something.

  2. Any of several breeds of gun dog that retrieve game for a hunter; an individual of such a breed.

    Retriever, Apportierhund

    a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game

  3. A tool for retrieving materials from the body after an operation.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. It's a golden retriever.

    ruЭто золотистый ретривер.

    deDas ist ein Golden Retriever.

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  2. Cookie is a golden retriever.

    Кукі — золотистий ретривер.

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  3. My dog is a golden retriever.

    ruМой пёс — золотистый ретривер.

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  4. That golden retriever is still a puppy.

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  5. Tom has a personality like a golden retriever.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
a type of dog:

Origin

From retrieve + -er.

From retrieve + -er.

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Forms

plural: retrievers
Singularretriever
Pluralretrievers

regular

Word family

2 related words
Relatedretrieve

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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