watchdog

noun

Definition of watchdognext
1
as in patrol

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2
as in hunter

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“Watchdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchdog. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.

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