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golden retriever

noun

  1. one of an English breed of retrievers having a thick, flat or wavy, golden coat.



golden retriever

noun

  1. a compact large breed of dog having a silky coat of flat or wavy hair of a gold or dark-cream colour, well-feathered on the legs and tail

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of golden retriever1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Another client, who was an avid hiker, had Bischoff’s preserve his golden retriever in an upright position so that he could carry it in his backpack on his treks.

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Let’s begin with Jesse Watters — Fox News’ enthusiastic golden retriever in a blazer — who earnestly declared that “the tariffs are for the children.”

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When the centerpiece solo hits, Givens is like a golden retriever with his head out of the car window, jowls flapping in the wind.

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This golden retriever optimism has rolled into his first leading role in "Love Hurts," in which Quan plays a peppy realtor who bakes heart-shaped cookies for his colleagues.

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When her family went on trips, we would house-sit and spend days with their beautiful golden retriever — my sisters and I swam in the pool with Cooper until mami dragged us out.

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