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noun
A working dog who tracks or pursues e.g. a wanted criminal; a bloodhound formerly used in Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A detective; a sleuth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: sleuth dog
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noun
a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bloodhound
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Broader terms: hound, hound dog
noun
a detective who follows a trail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sleuth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: detective
History
From Middle English sluth hunde (and earlier as slodogge), from Old Norse slóð (“track”) + hound.
