💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Guard dog"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| watchdognoun | (figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically. |
| sheepdognoun | Any of various breeds of dog used for herding sheep; an individual of such a breed. |
| police dognoun | A dog trained and employed by the police to pursue suspects or sniff out contraband. |
| bandognoun | (specifically) A type of large, ferocious dog, bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs. |
| work dognoun | A working dog; a dog breed created to perform specific tasks (e.g. herding). |
| working dognoun | Any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks, such as farming, controlling livestock, law enforcement, or assisting the blind. |
| coachdognoun | (historical) A dog trained to accompany carriages. |
| hunternoun | One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. |
| assistance dognoun | (UK) Synonym of service dog (“dog that assists a person who has a disability”) |
| guide dognoun | A dog that is trained to be of assistance to a visually impaired or hearing-impaired person and is thus able to guide them. |
| dogmannoun | (cryptozoology, mythology) An alleged cryptid or mythological creature that is part dog and part man; also (religion) a deity who is part dog and part man. |
| dobermannnoun | A large breed of guard dog bred in Germany. |
| pack houndnoun | A dog of any breed used to assist hunters as part of a pack. |
| hovawartnoun | A medium-large breed of dog originally used as guard dogs |
| packhoundnoun | Alternative form of pack hound. [A dog of any breed used to assist hunters as part of a pack.] |
| dog poundnoun | (US) An animal shelter where stray dogs are kept. |
| coverthoundnoun | Alternative form of covert hound. [a staghound or buckhound, a dog for coursing deer, particularly the Welsh gellgi breed ancestral to the Welsh Sheepdog and Australian Shepherd] |
| kennelnoun | A house or shelter for a dog. |
| beaglenoun | A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. |
| shepherd dognoun | A sheepdog; (loosely) any herding dog. |
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