English Explanatory Dictionary

bird dog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gun dog used in hunting waterfowl and other birds to flush, point out, and/or retrieve the birds.
  2. A tout.
  3. A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee.
  4. A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps).
  5. A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.
  6. A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner
verb
  1. To watch closely.
  2. To seek out.
  3. A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/ En-us-bird dog.oga

Word forms

bird dog bird dogs bird-dog birddog bird dogging bird dogged

Etymology

Compound of bird + dog.

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