Watchdog

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dog trained to guard people or property.
  • n. One who serves as a guardian or protector against waste, loss, or illegal practices.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a guard dog
  • n. a person or organization that monitors and publicizes the behavior of others (individuals, corporations, governments) to discover undesirable activity.
  • v. To perform a function analogous to a watchdog.
  • v. To guard and warn.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A dog kept to watch or guard premises and property.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
  • n. a dog trained to guard property
    • Verb Form
    watchdogs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shielder    protector    guardian    defender   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bandog    porter    Cerberus   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    espionage    oversight    audit    wust    mantrap   
     
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