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re·triev·er

(rĭ-trē′vər)
n.
One that retrieves, especially any one of several breeds of dog that were developed to retrieve game.
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retriever

(rɪˈtriːvə)
n
1. (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. (Hunting) any dog used to retrieve shot game
3. a person or thing that retrieves
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re•triev•er

(rɪˈtri vər)

n.
1. a person or thing that retrieves.
2. any of several medium- to large-sized breeds of dogs with a thick, oily, water-resistant coat, used esp. to retrieve game.
3. any dog trained to retrieve game.
[1480–90]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:retriever - a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game]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
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Translations
كَلْب صَيْد
aportér
retriever
vizsla
veiîihundur af tilteknu kyni
aportér
av köpeği

retriever

[rɪˈtriːvəʳ] Nperro m cobrador
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retriever

[rɪˈtriːvər] n (= dog) → chien m d'arrêt
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retriever

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

[rɪˈtriːvəʳ] ncane m da riporto
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retrieve

(rəˈtriːv) verb
1. to get back (something which was lost etc). My hat blew away, but I managed to retrieve it; Our team retrieved its lead in the second half. herwin يَسْتَرِد، يَسْتَعيد връщам recuperar získat zpět wiederbekommen få tilbage; genoprette επανακτώ recuperar, recobrar tagasi saama دوباره به دست آوردن hakea récupérer, retrouver לְקַבֵּל חֲזָרָה पुन: प्राप्त करना pronaći, vratiti izgubljeno visszaszerez mendapatkan kembali endurheimta recuperare, ritrovare 取戻す 되찾다 atgauti atgūt mendapatkan kembali terugkrijgen få tilbake, gjenvinne odzyskać موندل اور اوړل(لكه دښكار)، بيا پيداكول،موندل،ساتل،خوندى كول:رغول:ژغورل:رغيدل recuperar a recupera, a regăsi вернуть себе opäť získať, nájsť nazaj dobiti povratiti återfå, få tillbaka ได้กลับคืนมา tekrar ele geçirmek 拿回 знову знаходити دوبارہ حاصل کرنا lấy lại 取回,找回重新得到
2. (of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter). apporteer يَسْتَرِدُّ شَيْئا مَفْقودا донасям trazer aportovat apportieren hente φέρνω cobrar leidma ja kätte tooma شکار تیر خورده را ایفتن noutaa rapporter לְאָתֵר וּלהָבִיא जांच-पड़ताल से पुन: प्राप्त करना aportirati, naći i donijeti ubjenu životinju apportíroz (kutya) mencari dan mendapatkan kembali finna og sækja riportare 取って来る (사냥개가) 사냥감을 찾아서 가져오다 rasti ir atnešti (par suni) atrast un atnest (medījumu) mencari apporteren finne og bringe tilbake aportować موندل اور اوړل(لكه دښكار) trazer a aporta приносить aportovať najti in prinesti doneti divljač apportera การเอากลับคืนมา bulup getirmek (獵犬)銜回(被擊中的獵物) приносити дичину دوبارہ تلاش کرنا tìm lại (猎犬)衔回(被击中的猎物)
reˈtrieval noun
apportasie إسْتِرْداد، إسْتِعادَه връщане recuperação získávání das Apportieren generhvervelse ανάκτηση recuperación taastamine, otsing باز پس گیری haku récupération אִחזוּר पुन: प्राप्ति vraćanje, pronalaženje visszanyerés; jóvátétel hal mendapatkan kembali endurheimt recupero 取返し 회복 atgavimas atgūšana pencarian het terugvinden gjenfinning odzyskanie, aport بيا پيداكول recuperação recuperare возвращение získavanie, hľadanie ponovna pridobitev povraćaj återfående, återvinnande การกู้คืนมา bulup geri getirme, tekrar ele geçir(il)me 拿回 повернення دوبارہ حصول sự lấy lại 重获,取回收回
reˈtriever noun
a breed of dog trained to find and bring back birds and animals that have been shot. apporteerhond كَلْب صَيْد порода ловджийско куче perdigueiro aportér der Apportierhund retriever ράτσα κυνηγόσκυλου perro cobrador, perdiguero jahikoer سگ باز یاب noutaja chien d'arrêt כֶּלֶב רֶטרִיבֵר पुन: प्राप्त करने वाला retriver, svaki pas aporter (donosilac pogođene divljači) vizsla anjing terlatih memungut hasil buruan veiðihundur af tilteknu kyni (cane da riporto) 猟犬 리트리버(사냥개) medžioklinis šuo medību suns pencari retriever retriever (rodzaj psa myśliwskiego) ښکاری سپی perdigueiro câine de aport охотничья собака aportér prinašalec retriver apportör, retriever สุนัขที่ถูกฝึกให้หาและเอากลับมา; ผู้เอากลับมา av köpeği 獵犬 мисливський собака زخمی شکار کو پکڑ کر لانے والا کتا chó thu mồi 猎犬
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His pet was a big fat retriever who was going up to the Hills for his health, and, though it was still April, the round, brown brute puffed and panted in the Club verandah as though he would burst.
So he went over to my house in his dog-cart with the retriever; and on the way I told him the story of Garm.
"I think this is damn silly," said the officer, patting his foolish fubsy old retriever. He called to the private, who leaped to his feet, marched forward, and saluted.
We did not say much when we went indoors, but the officer muttered and pulled his retriever's ears.
"Nearly as big as a small retriever,--a monster, I tell you.
A lost retriever dog, with hanging tongue, circled dubiously round them, scared and wretched, and fled at my brother's threat.
Coffee being presently served up stairs, he kept a watch on Fledgeby until Miss Podsnap's cup was empty, and then directed him with his finger (as if that young gentleman were a slow Retriever) to go and fetch it.
Noisily blundering like a retriever puppy, his elated voice and great gestures filled the bare academy corridors with the joy of thoughtless animal life, provoking indulgent smiles at a great distance.
Holmes hunted about among the grass and leaves like a retriever after a wounded bird.
He surprised the people at the Dogs' Home in Battersea by demanding a deaf retriever, and rejecting every candidate that pricked up its ears.
Bernard, a few retrievers and Newfoundlands, a boar-hound, a French poodle, with plenty of hair round its head, but mangy about the middle; a bull-dog, a few Lowther Arcade sort of animals, about the size of rats, and a couple of Yorkshire tykes.
But let us look to the familiar case of the several breeds of dogs: it cannot be doubted that young pointers (I have myself seen a striking instance) will sometimes point and even back other dogs the very first time that they are taken out; retrieving is certainly in some degree inherited by retrievers; and a tendency to run round, instead of at, a flock of sheep, by shepherd-dogs.

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