Phrase guide

cadaver dog

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate remains, usually human ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: police dog

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: laibakoer — detection dog
  • Finnish: ruumiskoira — detection dog
  • German: Leichenspürhund — detection dog
  • German: Leichensuchhund — detection dog
  • German: Leichenhund — detection dog
  • Polish: pies policyjny przeszkolony do szukania zwłok — detection dog
  • Swedish: likhund — detection dog