bird dog

English

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Alternative forms

• bird-dog
• birddog

Etymology

bird + dog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

bird dog (plural bird dogs)

1. A dog, especially a pointer, used in shooting to retrieve the dead birds.
2. A tout.
3. A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee.
4. (CB slang) A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps).
   • 1986, Steve Earle, Guitar Town:

     I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone
     With the radio blastin' and the bird dog on

5. A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.
6. A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner
   • 1958, Everly Brothers, Bird Dog:

     Johnny is the joker that's been tryin' to steal my baby
     He's a bird dog

Synonyms

• (dog): gun dog

Translations

Verb

bird dog (third-person singular simple present bird dogs, present participle bird dogging, simple past and past participle bird dogged)

1. (intransitive) To watch closely.
2. (transitive) To seek out.
3. (aviation, military, slang) A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors.^{[n 1]}

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