Meanings
nounhearing dog (plural hearing dogs)
plural hearing dogs
- A dog trained to assist the deaf, alerting the deaf person to doorbells, smoke alarms etc.
Synonyms: hearing-ear dog
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA dog trained to assist the deaf, alerting the deaf person to doorbells, smoke alarms etc.
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Translations
Finnish kuulokoira
- kuulokoiradog trained to assist the deaf
German Signalhund
- Signalhunddog trained to assist the deaf
Japanese 聴導犬
- 聴導犬 (chōdōken)dog trained to assist the deaf
Malay anjing mendengar
- anjing mendengardog trained to assist the deaf
Polish pies opiekun dla osób niesłyszących
- pies opiekun dla osób niesłyszącychdog trained to assist the deaf
Russian соба́ка-поводы́рь глухо́го
- соба́ка-поводы́рь глухо́го (sobáka-povodýrʹ gluxóvo)dog trained to assist the deaf
Swedish signalhund
- signalhunddog trained to assist the deaf
Cite this entry
APA
hearing dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearing%20dog
MLA
“hearing dog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearing%20dog. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hearing dog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearing%20dog.
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