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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Kristen Winn watched in tears as her daughter Emily, a student at the Annunciation school, sat on the curb with her arm wrapped around Gideon, a 10-year-old English cream retriever, on Friday.
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Alex V. Cipolle, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
The tranquility, however, proves short-lived when the pup's owner loses the rope tying the retriever's float to theirs.
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Urban Dog Bar opened in December and has become a daily refuge for Meghan Dunlap and her dog Ace, a 100-pound Husky-retriever mix.
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The casting call is for dogs only, so actors who specialize in playing golden-retriever types are out of luck.
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Alex V. Cipolle, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
The tranquility, however, proves short-lived when the pup's owner loses the rope tying the retriever's float to theirs.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Urban Dog Bar opened in December and has become a daily refuge for Meghan Dunlap and her dog Ace, a 100-pound Husky-retriever mix.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The casting call is for dogs only, so actors who specialize in playing golden-retriever types are out of luck.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Retriever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retriever. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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