guard dog

noun

A dog used to protect a property or its owner.

Similar
watchdog
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Meanings

nounguard dog (plural guard dogs)

plural guard dogs · alternative guard-dog · alternative guarddog

  1. A dog used to protect a property or its owner.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna dog trained to guard property

Similar
watchdog
Broader
working dog
Also see
watchdog

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 看門狗 /看门狗, 看家狗
  • 看門狗 /看门狗 (kānméngǒu)dog used to protect a property or its owner
  • 看家狗 (kānjiāgǒu)dog used to protect a property or its owner
Danish vagthund
  • vagthunddog used to protect a property or its owner
Dutch waakhond
  • waakhonddog used to protect a property or its owner
Esperanto gardhundo
  • gardhundodog used to protect a property or its owner
Finnish vahtikoira
  • vahtikoiradog used to protect a property or its owner
French mâtin, chien de garde
  • mâtindog used to protect a property or its owner
  • chien de gardedog used to protect a property or its owner
  • chienne de gardedog used to protect a property or its owner
German Wachhund, Wachhündin
  • Wachhunddog used to protect a property or its owner
  • Wachhündindog used to protect a property or its owner
Hungarian őrkutya
  • őrkutyadog used to protect a property or its owner
Icelandic varðhundur
  • varðhundurdog used to protect a property or its owner
Irish madra cosanta
  • madra cosantadog used to protect a property or its owner
Italian cane da guardia
  • cane da guardiadog used to protect a property or its owner
Japanese 番犬
  • 番犬 (banken)dog used to protect a property or its owner
Latin canis custos
  • canis custosdog used to protect a property or its owner
Malay anjing penjaga, anjing pengawal
  • anjing penjagadog used to protect a property or its owner
  • anjing pengawaldog used to protect a property or its owner
Norwegian Bokmål vakthund
  • vakthunddog used to protect a property or its owner
Polish pies stróżujący
  • pies stróżującydog used to protect a property or its owner
Portuguese cão de guarda
  • cão de guardadog used to protect a property or its owner
Russian сторожево́й пёс, сторожева́я соба́ка
  • сторожево́й пёс (storoževój pjos)dog used to protect a property or its owner
  • сторожева́я соба́ка (storoževája sobáka)dog used to protect a property or its owner
Slovak strážny pes
  • strážny pesdog used to protect a property or its owner
Spanish perro guardián
  • perro guardiándog used to protect a property or its owner
Swedish vakthund, gårdvar
  • vakthunddog used to protect a property or its owner
  • gårdvardog used to protect a property or its owner
Tagalog ayam
  • ayamdog used to protect a property or its owner
Turkish bekçi köpeği
  • bekçi köpeğidog used to protect a property or its owner
Vietnamese chó giữ nhà, chó bảo vệ
  • chó giữ nhàdog used to protect a property or its owner
  • chó bảo vệdog used to protect a property or its owner
Welsh gwarchodgi
  • gwarchodgidog used to protect a property or its owner
Cite this entry
APA

guard dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guard%20dog

MLA

“guard dog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guard%20dog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guard dog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guard%20dog.

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