watchdog
English Thesaurus
1. a dog trained to guard property (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | working dog, |
| definition | : | any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | kuvasz, |
| definition | : | long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | attack dog, |
| definition | : | a watchdog trained to attack on command (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | housedog, |
| definition | : | a dog trained to guard a house (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | schipperke, |
| definition | : | breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | pinscher, |
| definition | : | any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped (noun.animal) |
2. a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste (noun.person)
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