retriever (redirected from retrievers)

re·triev·er  (r-trvr)

n.

One that retrieves, especially any one of several breeds of dog that were developed and trained to retrieve game.

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retriever [rɪˈtriːvə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) one of a breed of large gun dogs that can be trained to retrieve game: see golden retriever, labrador retriever, Chesapeake Bay retriever, curly-coated retriever, flat-coated retriever

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) any dog used to retrieve shot game

3. a person or thing that retrieves

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

retriever - a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game gun dog, sporting dog - a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns flat-coated retriever - an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water curly-coated retriever - an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water golden retriever - an English breed having a long silky golden coat Labrador retriever - breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat Chesapeake Bay retriever - American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan

Translations

retriever [rɪˈtriːvəʳ] N → perro m cobrador

retriever [rɪˈtriːvə^r] n (= dog) → chien m d'arrêt

retriever

n (= breed) → Retriever m; he is a good retriever → er ist ein guter Apportierhund

retriever [rɪˈtriːvəʳ] n → cane m da riporto