bird dog

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bird dog

/ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/

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Compound of bird + dog.

noun bird dogs · bird-dog · birddog

A gun dog used in hunting waterfowl and other birds to flush, point out, and/or retrieve the birds. 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.
A tout.
A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee.
A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps). I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone With the radio blastin' and the bird dog on
A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.
A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner Johnny is the joker that's been tryin' to steal my baby He's a bird dog

verb bird dogs · bird dogging · bird dogged · bird-dog · birddog

intransitive To watch closely.
transitive To seek out.
slang A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors.

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@misc{bird_dog_2026,
  title = {bird dog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bird%20dog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}