retriever

UK: /rɪˈtriːvə^r/ US: /rɪˈtrivɚ/ ,(ri trē′vər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•triev•er /rɪˈtrivɚ/   n. [countable]

1. a person or thing that retrieves.
2. Dog and Cat Breeds a breed of dog used esp. to retrieve game.
3. Dog and Cat Breeds any dog trained to retrieve game.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•triev•er  (ri trē′vər), n. 

1. a person or thing that retrieves.
2. Dog and Cat Breeds one of any of several breeds of dogs having a coarse, thick, oily coat, trained to retrieve game.
3. Dog and Cat Breeds any dog trained to retrieve game.

• retrieve + -er¹ 1480–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

retriever / rɪˈtriːvə/ noun

1. one of a breed of large gun dogs that can be trained to retrieve game
   See golden retriever, Labrador retriever
2. any dog used to retrieve shot game
3. a person or thing that retrieves