Phrase guide

Labrador retriever

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A dog of a medium to large breed, popular as guide dogs and in other service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lab, labrador

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: retriever

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 拉布拉多尋回犬 /拉布拉多寻回犬 (Lābùlāduō xúnhuí quǎn) — breed of dog
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拉布拉多尋回狗 /拉布拉多寻回狗 (Lābùlāduō xúnhuí gǒu) — breed of dog
  • Czech: labradorský retrívr — breed of dog
  • Dutch: labrador — breed of dog
  • Finnish: labradorinnoutaja — breed of dog
  • French: labrador — breed of dog
  • French: retriver du Labrador — breed of dog
  • German: Labrador Retriever — breed of dog
  • Hindi: लैब्राडोर (laibrāḍor) — breed of dog
  • Hungarian: labrador retriever — breed of dog
  • Japanese: ラブラドール・レトリバー (Raburadōru retoribā) — breed of dog
  • Korean: 래브라도 리트리버 (raebeurado riteuribeo) — breed of dog
  • Latvian: Labradoras retrīvers — breed of dog
  • Lithuanian: Labradoro retriveris — breed of dog
  • Macedonian: лабрадор ретривер (labrador retriver) — breed of dog
  • Malay: anjing pengutip Labrador — breed of dog
  • Polish: labrador — breed of dog
  • Portuguese: labrador — breed of dog
  • Russian: лабрадо́р-ретри́вер (labradór-retríver) — breed of dog
  • Slovak: labradorský retríver — breed of dog
  • Swedish: labrador retriever — breed of dog