bloodhound
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bloodhound
- /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/ UK
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Inherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate with Dutch bloedhond (“bloodhound”), Middle Low German blōthunt (“bloodhound”), German Bluthund (“bloodhound”), Danish blodhund (“bloodhound”), Swedish blodhund (“bloodhound”). The detective sense follows from the dog's ability to follow a trail.
noun bloodhounds · blood-hound · bloudhound · bloud-hound
- A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners. Someone stole our bloodhounds, but we got the backup bloodhounds to chase the first tier of bloodhounds.
- A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
- A bloodthirsty person. For now the despot’s blood-hounds with their prey, Unarmed and unaware, were gorging deep Their gluttony of death; the loose array Of horsemen o’er the wide fields murdering sweep, And with loud laughter for their tyrant reap A harvest sown with other hopes; […]
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noun dog
| Español | sabueso |
|---|---|
| Português | sabujo |
| Français | limier, chien de Saint-Hubert |
| Deutsch | Bloodhound, Bluthund, Schweißhund |
| Italiano | segugio |
| Ελληνικά | λαγωνικό lagonikó |
| Română | copoi |
| Русский | ище́йка iščéjka |
noun informal: detective
| Español | sabueso, sabuesa |
|---|---|
| Français | limier, détective |
| Deutsch | Detektiv, Detektivin, Schnüffler, Schnüfflerin |
| Italiano | segugio |
| Ελληνικά | λαγωνικό lagonikó |
| Русский | сы́щик sýščik, детекти́в detektív, ище́йка iščéjka |
Talk about this word "bloodhound." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bloodhound. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bloodhound. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bloodhound "bloodhound." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bloodhound.Cite this
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