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bird dog

noun
/ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/

Etymology

Compound of bird + dog.

Definitions

  1. A gun dog used in hunting waterfowl and other birds to flush, point out, and/or retrieve…

    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.

  2. A tout.

  3. A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. 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

    2. A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg…

      A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.

    3. 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

    4. To watch closely.

    5. To seek out.

    6. A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors.

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