golden retriever

noun

: any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers having a flat moderately long golden coat

Examples of golden retriever in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During a bizarre San Diego break-in, a golden retriever who lives at the home begged the prowler to play. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

This golden retriever was the last surviving dog that responded to the attacks; she was euthanized after battling kidney failure at the age of 16 in June 2016. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

David Elliott stood on his front porch in sweatpants in the pre-dawn darkness in rural Northeastern Connecticut, waiting for his golden retriever to come inside for breakfast. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Her late golden retriever had the run of the place, which was operating at a limited capacity during COVID, and a kids picture book written from the pooch’s perspective, Trooper at the Beverly Hills Hotel, was published in 2022. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for golden retriever

• achiever
• believer
• deceiver
• perceiver
• receiver
• reliever
• transceiver
• cleaver
• fever
• leaver
• weaver
• unbeliever

Kids Definition

golden retriever

noun

: any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers that have a coat of golden hair of medium length