retriever
noun
re·triev·er
ri-ˈtrē-vər 
: one that retrieves
especially
: a dog of any of several breeds having a heavy water-resistant coat and used especially for retrieving game
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The same held true in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, where a group of seven Labrador retrievers collected their degrees from the National Canine Training Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Ryan Lucas, NPR, 26 June 2024
Pet parents spend the most on golden retrievers, beagles, german shepherds, labrador retrievers, and dachshunds, according to Empower.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
Roughly two thirds of hunters don’t have boats and, surprisingly to me, about the same don’t use retrievers.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
Golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers were exceedingly loved in the top cities, and American pit bull terriers were also sitting pretty in many.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 9 May 2024
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Ryan Lucas, NPR, 26 June 2024
Pet parents spend the most on golden retrievers, beagles, german shepherds, labrador retrievers, and dachshunds, according to Empower.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
Roughly two thirds of hunters don’t have boats and, surprisingly to me, about the same don’t use retrievers.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
Golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers were exceedingly loved in the top cities, and American pit bull terriers were also sitting pretty in many.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 9 May 2024
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retriever
noun
re·triev·er
ri-ˈtrē-vər
: one that retrieves
especially
: a dog (as a golden retriever) of any of several breeds having a heavy water-resistant coat and used especially for retrieving game
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