service dog
A dog which assists the work of military or law enforcement officersA dog which serves people by helping them with activities of daily living, with search and rescue, or with other (non-draft and nonfarming) tasks.: A dog which assists the work of military or law enforcement officers.
» Tom has a service dog.
Meaning
2 sensesA dog which serves people by helping them with activities of daily living, with search and rescue, or with other (non-draft and nonfarming) tasks.
A dog which assists the work of military or law enforcement officers.
Diensthund, Assistenzhund
служебная собакаslužebnaja sobaka
(Canada, US)A dog which assists a person who has a physical disability or a mental disability such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Examples
11 sentencesTom has a service dog.
Tom has a PTSD service dog.
Sami's service dog is a husky.
Sami doesn't like people to pet his service dog.
Sami's service dog shouldn't be distracted from its handler.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From service (noun) + dog (noun).From service (noun) + dog (noun).
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Forms
plural: service dogs| Singular | service dog |
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| Plural | service dogs |
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