Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bird dog

/ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: bird -dog
IPA: /ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gun dog used in hunting waterfowl and other birds to flush, point out, and/or retrieve the birds.

noun

noun

A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee.

noun

A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps).

noun

A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.

noun

A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner

verb

To watch closely.

Intransitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Tim Johnson was the property of Mr. Harry Johnson who drove the Mobile bus and lived on the southern edge of town. Tim was a liver-colored bird dog, the pet of Maycomb."
"I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone With the radio blastin' and the bird dog on"
"Johnny is the joker that's been tryin' to steal my baby He's a bird dog"

Etymology

Compound of bird + dog.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bird dogs (plural) bird-dog (alternative) birddog (alternative) bird dogs (present, singular) bird dogging (participle, present) bird dogged (participle, past) bird dogged (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce bird dog?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/.
What does bird dog mean?: A gun dog used in hunting waterfowl and other birds to flush, point out, and/or retrieve the birds.
Where does bird dog come from?: Compound of bird + dog.

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