retriever Definition

one that retrieves; especially : a dog of any of several breeds having a heavy water-resistant coat and used especially for retrieving game

any of a breed of powerful brown sporting dogs developed in Maryland and having a dense oily water-shedding coat

any of a breed of sporting dogs with a short curly black or liver-colored coat

any of an English breed of medium-sized sporting dogs that have a dense smooth black or liver-colored coat

any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers having a flat moderately long golden coat

any of a breed of medium-sized strongly built retrievers largely developed in England from stock originating in Newfoundland and having a short dense black, yellow, or chocolate coat and a thick rounded tail —called also Lab, Labrador