service dog
/ˈsɜɹvɪs ˌdɔɡ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dog which serves people by helping them with activities of daily living, with search and rescue, or with other (non-draft and nonfarming) tasks.
noun
A dog which serves people by helping them with activities of daily living, with search and rescue, or with other (non-draft and nonfarming) tasks.
Canadian usage; American usage
Example Sentences
- "The German Shepherd probably is the top all-round service dog. He had an enviable record with the K-9 Corps during World War II."
- "A suspected burglar was tracked down by a police service dog and bitten early today."
- "Dago, a retired Army service dog, served as a bomb detecting dog with the 28th Military Police Detachment at Ft. Wainwright, Alaska for eight years."
- "A spinal cord injury will confine him to a wheelchair for life. […] He has a service dog and lives alone in a one-bedroom apartment, although there are relatives nearby."
- "Reggie was a “release” from Guiding Eyes; he kept leading his trainers into light poles, so he was deemed temperamentally unsuited to be a service dog."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɜɹvɪs ˌdɔɡ/
- British English: /ˈsɜːvɪs ˌdɒɡ/