sleuthhound

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsluːθˌhaʊnd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(slo̅o̅th′hound′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sleuth•hound  (slo̅o̅th′hound′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a bloodhound.
  2. a detective.
  • Old Norse slōth) + hound1
  • Middle English sloth track, trail (1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sleuthhound / ˈsluːθˌhaʊnd/
  1. a dog trained to track people, esp a bloodhound
  2. an informal word for detective
'sleuthhound' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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