golden retriever

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English

Noun

golden retriever (plural golden retrievers)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Golden Retriever
    • 2011 November 25, U.S. News Weekly & World Report, volume 3, number 47:
      Sarah’s world began to open up dramatically last year when she was partnered with Freckles, a small goldador guide dog—a cross between a golden retriever and a Labrador.
    • 2015, Aryna Ryan, Creativity: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened to Me; number 43), Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 160:
      What if you’re a golden retriever? If you end up with others of your breed, it’ll be a wonderfully nurturing and stress-free environment.
    • 2017, Linda Bozzo, I Like Golden Retrievers! (Discover Dogs with the American Canine Association), Enslow Publishing, page 8:
      Your golden retriever will need to be kept busy. Spend time playing with him. Show him love, and he will love you back.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Golden Retriever.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔvldən ritriːvər/, or IPA(key): /ɡɔvldən retriːvər/,

Noun

golden retriever c (singular definite golden retrieveren, plural indefinite golden retrievere)

  1. Golden Retriever

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English Golden Retriever.

Noun

golden retriever m (plural golden retrievers, diminutive golden retrievertje n)

  1. Golden Retriever