WATER DOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does water dog mean? 

• WATER DOG (noun)
  The noun WATER DOG has 2 senses:

1. a person who enjoys being in or on the water

2. a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl

  Familiarity information: WATER DOG used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WATER DOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who enjoys being in or on the water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

water dog; water rat

Hypernyms ("water dog" is a kind of...):

crewman; sailor (any member of a ship's crew)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("water dog" is a kind of...):

gun dog; sporting dog (a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns)

 Context examples 

Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)