retriever

From retrieve +‎ -er.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹiˈtɹivəɹ/, /ɹɪ-/, /ɹə-/

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• Rhymes: -iːvə(ɹ)

retriever (plural retrievers)

1. One who retrieves something.
2. A type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter.

   Hypernyms: gun dog < hunting dog < dog, hound

   Hyponyms: Golden Retriever, Labrador retriever

   Coordinate terms: pointer, setter

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

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retriever m (plural retrievers)

1. retriever

• “retriever”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /reˈtɾibeɾ/ [reˈt̪ɾi.β̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -ibeɾ
• Syllabification: re‧trie‧ver

retriever m (plural retrievers or retriever)

1. retriever (dog)