gun dog

noun

Any of various breeds of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game; an individual of such a breed.

Similar
sporting dog

Meanings

noungun dog (plural gun dogs)

plural gun dogs · alternative gundog

  1. Any of various breeds of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game; an individual of such a breed.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns

Similar
sporting dog

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian ловджийско куче
  • ловджийско куче (lovdžijsko kuče)dog used by hunter
Chinese Cantonese 獵犬 /猎犬, 獵狗 /猎狗
  • 獵犬 /猎犬 (lip⁶ hyun²)dog used by hunter
  • 獵狗 /猎狗 (lip⁶ gau²)dog used by hunter
Chinese Mandarin 獵犬 /猎犬, 獵狗 /猎狗
  • 獵犬 /猎犬 (lièquǎn)dog used by hunter
  • 獵狗 /猎狗 (liègǒu)dog used by hunter
  • 攆山狗 /撵山狗dog used by hunter
Czech lovecký pes
  • lovecký pesdog used by hunter
Dutch vogelhond, jachthond
  • vogelhonddog used by hunter
  • jachthonddog used by hunter
Finnish lintukoira, metsästyskoira
  • lintukoiradog used by hunter
  • metsästyskoiradog used by hunter
French chien de chasse
  • chien de chassedog used by hunter
German Apportierhund, Jagdhund
  • Apportierhunddog used by hunter
  • Jagdhunddog used by hunter
Japanese 猟犬, 狩犬
  • 猟犬 (ryōken)dog used by hunter
  • 狩犬 (kariinu)dog used by hunter
Korean 조렵견
  • 조렵견 (joryeopgyeon)dog used by hunter
Malay انجيڠ ڤمبورو, anjing pemburu
  • انجيڠ ڤمبوروdog used by hunter
  • anjing pemburudog used by hunter
Polish aporter
  • aporterdog used by hunter
Russian охо́тничья соба́ка
  • охо́тничья соба́ка (oxótničʹja sobáka)dog used by hunter
Swedish fågelhund
  • fågelhunddog used by hunter
Turkish av köpeği
  • av köpeğidog used by hunter
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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