gundog

noun

Definition of gundognext
as in hunter

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Recent Examples of gundog Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Nov. 2025 Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow. — Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023 Handlers fluent in those five behaviors can produce a world-class gundog on their own. — Tom Keer, Outdoor Life, 11 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gundog
  1. hunter
  2. sheepdog
  3. wolfhound
  4. puppy
  5. pup
  6. coonhound
  7. watchdog
Noun
  • The hunters didn’t need the DeFlock map in downtown Atlanta, where cameras seem to outnumber pigeons.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Here, visitors can celebrate all forms of this beloved regional ingredient, including cooking demonstrations, sampling local delicacies, and purchasing white truffles directly from the trifulao, or truffle hunters, themselves.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunter
Noun
  • The show follows the titular Shaun, who lives on a quiet British farm with his flock and is constantly trying to add excitement to their quaint lifestyles, often causing trouble for their farmer and the sheepdog Bitzer.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
  • How do sheepdogs successfully steer small groups of erratic sheep?
    — Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 11 June 2026
Definition of sheepdog
Noun
  • The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019
Definition of wolfhound
Noun
  • After Beth’s death, Queen Camilla adopted a new puppy named Moley.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Rowan then turned around to show off their new puppy, Shippy.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of puppy
Noun
  • Mark Garcia, of Irvine, who won second place in the amateur category, found a mother harbor seal with her pup on a lazy afternoon at Treasure Island Beach.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The beloved pup died in 1840 and is buried on the grounds of Windsor Castle, per English Heritage.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of pup
Noun
  • Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound, and get him medical help.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
Definition of coonhound
Noun
  • The grant program is administered by the State Elections Enforcement Commission, or SEEC, Connecticut’s elections watchdog, and campaign treasurers grumble and groan to this day about nit-picking SEEC expenditures accountability requirements.
    — Elona Vaisnys, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the creators who worked with Steyer’s campaign disclosed that they were paid, but the state’s campaign finance watchdog is investigating several other instances in which creators allegedly didn’t.
    — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of watchdog

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“Gundog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gundog. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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