retriever
noun
re·triev·er
ri-ˈtrē-vər 
: one that retrieves
especially
: a dog of any of several breeds having a heavy water-resistant coat and used especially for retrieving game
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Fast forward, the local retriever has taken her talents to Vancouver, Canada, to familiarize herself with life on a movie set and her Hollywood movie trainers.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
The canines ranged from 12 months old to 10 years old and the most common breeds were malinois, border collies, and Labrador retrievers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
As per their name, goldens are master retrievers, Neher says; however, according to the dog owner, the breed will retrieve everything and anything but gold.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Indy, a middle-aged retriever, was cast as the lead in the new horror movie Good Boy by his 'dog parents,' director Ben Leonberg and producer Kari Fischer.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
The canines ranged from 12 months old to 10 years old and the most common breeds were malinois, border collies, and Labrador retrievers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
As per their name, goldens are master retrievers, Neher says; however, according to the dog owner, the breed will retrieve everything and anything but gold.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Indy, a middle-aged retriever, was cast as the lead in the new horror movie Good Boy by his 'dog parents,' director Ben Leonberg and producer Kari Fischer.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Retriever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retriever. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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retriever
noun
re·triev·er
ri-ˈtrē-vər
: one that retrieves
especially
: a dog (as a golden retriever) of any of several breeds having a heavy water-resistant coat and used especially for retrieving game
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