golden retriever

noun

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

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Screenshots from a September 2 TikTok video of a golden retriever waiting for his kid friends to come outside to play. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Rivas also noted that the genomic variant overlap in humans and golden retrievers may lead to wider public health ramifications. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025 When 2-year-old Frankie Derise came back home from his first day at play school, also known as preschool, no one was happier than the family's golden retriever, Beau. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025 The 6-year-old golden retriever went viral in March 2024 for becoming best buddies with his idol, Pluto, on a Disney Cruise. Kelli Bender, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for golden retriever

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of golden retriever was in 1908

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“Golden retriever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20retriever. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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golden retriever

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

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