guide dog

noun

Synonyms of guide dognext
: a dog trained to lead people who are blind

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Karyn Cordner’s Raven, a five-year-old black German shepherd with a soft coat of fur, was being trained to become a guide dog by the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation in Bloomfield when the Simsbury resident first met her. Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026 Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a robotic guide dog system that can talk to users, offering real-time navigation assistance and two-way communication. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Apr. 2026 The standards guide dog show judges and many breeders. ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 The onboard disagreement escalated as other passengers also sought to use the underseat space reserved for the guide dog, raising questions about enforcing service animal rules on commercial flights. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guide dog

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of guide dog was in 1932

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“Guide dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guide%20dog. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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guide dog

noun
: a dog trained to lead the blind

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