retrievern.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtriːvə/, U.S.

/rəˈtrivər/,

/riˈtrivər/

Forms: see retrieve v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retrieve v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < retrieve v. + -er suffix¹.

†a. A dog used in hunting to flush out or set up game, or to find game for a second time. Also figurative. Cf. retrieve v. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > sporting or hunting dog > that starts or indicates prey

retriever1486

setting dog1611

beating-dog1669

setter1678

starter1766

finder1805

reporter1895

1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. biij^v A chastised hounde that will be rebuket and is a Retriuer, vncouple him.

1592 R. Greene Blacke Bookes Messenger Table of Words sig. A4 The verser in conny-catching is called, the Retriuer.

1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xiv. lxxx. 339 Seauenth Henry..Of his Retriuers Proolings much (as well he might) repented.

1624 F. Quarles Sions Elegies i. iii Meanewhile, the treason of the quick Retriuers, Discouers nouell dangers, and deliuers Her to a second feare.

1626 N. Breton Fantasticks sig. B3 A good Retriuer is a Spaniell worth the keeping.

1636 R. James tr. Minucius Felix Octavius 80 They seeme to finde the litle infant,..her dogge-headed retriver glories in his invention.

b. Any of various breeds of medium-sized dog originally developed to find and bring in dead or wounded game; a dog of one of these breeds; (also gen.) any dog used to retrieve game. Frequently with distinguishing word. Cf. retrieve v. 1d.golden, Labrador retriever: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > retriever

findera1425

retriever1819

wavy1884

golden retriever1908

golden1915

goldie1980

1819 Sporting Mag. Nov. 91/2 The keeper..shot a pheasant, desiring the dog (who also acted as a retriever) to fetch the bird to him.

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 110 His noble Newfoundland dog, (a retriever is the sporting word).

1861 E. Jesse Lect. Nat. Hist. 45 He sent his retriever after it, who..caught and killed the hare and returned with it in his mouth.

1898 H. Smith Retrievers 15 Retrievers are singularly docile and tractable.

1912 E. Wharton Reef (1914) xxx. 303 She was like a well-trained retriever whose interest in his prey ceases when he lays it at his master's feet.

1942 E. B. White One Man's Meat (1944) 46 My retriever comes in, from outdoors, full of greeting on a grand scale.

1973 P. R. A. Moxon Gundogs (ed. 9) iv. 71 The Labrador Retriever..is undoubtedly ideal for water, the sleek water-resisting coat and ‘otter’ tail seeming almost designed for the job.

2004 L. Irvine If you tame Me 199 This tendency to like animals who like us probably explains the popularity of golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers, which are bred to be sociable family dogs.

a. A person who retrieves or recovers something. Frequently with of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > one who or that which

restorer?a1425

reducerc1530

restaurer1557

restitutor1566

restauratora1631

repriever1651

retriever1656

instaurator1660

restorator1696

bringer1841

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > [noun] > one who finds out > again

retriever1656

rediscoverer1823

1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 20 Machiavill the sole retreiver of this ancient Prudence.

a1699 T. Comber Hist. Liturgies in Compan. Temple (1702) II. 69 As the Retrivers of ancient things are often thought the Inventors.

1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 124 As to that famous Retriever of polite Literature, Erasmus.

1742 S. Churchill Acct. Conduct Court 146 My Lord Marlborough [had]..been complimented by this very house of commons, as the retriever of the glory of the English nation.

1841 Monthly Rev. Oct. (1842) 173 Is she [sc. England] too much impoverished to undertake the task of remodelling her system?.. We shall lean to the hope that there are retrievers in the state.

1888 W. Dening Japan in Days Yore III. i. iii. 42 The son of an illustrious man and the destined retriever of the fortunes of his house.

1911 Outlook 18 Nov. 677/2 The surfman is at one time..life-saver, retriever of strayed property,..sea scavenger, [etc.].

1997 F. M. Lachmann & A. Lachmann in J. A. Winer Ann. Psychoanal. 24 iv. 190 Ibsen saw himself as the retriever of old, nationalistic traditions, forging a sense of continuity with his culture.

b. Tennis, Squash, etc. A player who plays from a defensive position (cf. retrieve n. 3d).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > player > types of

volley1878

volleyer1878

foot-faulter1893

match-player1894

net player1919

double-faulter1921

smasher1921

tennis-professional1938

tennis-pro1942

counterpuncher1944

retriever1974

1974 Times 19 Jan. 15/7 On the tennis court Boycott and Old..have yet to be beaten at doubles... Boycott is a dependable baseline retriever.

1983 United Press Internat. (Nexis) 23 Feb. Talbott has added the volley to his game this year. Prior to this season, he was known as a retriever, using speed and stamina to return the ball, and..taking every shot to the wall.

2009 Coaching Tennis Techn. & Tactical Skills (Amer. Sport Educ. Program) v. 144 If your doubles team will be playing..in the one-up, one-back formation, you could select one aggressive net player and one backcourt retriever.

Derivatives

reˈtriever-like adj. that resembles or is suggestive of a retriever (esp. in sense 1b).

ΚΠ

1858 Nat. Rev. Jan. 140 It is only the retriever-like sagacity of some industrious commentator which informs the reader that a cast serving-man is talking Statius, or a Venetian magnifico quoting Libanius.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 888 The troop of those ‘neurotics’..who scent intoxicants from afar with a retriever-like instinct.

1958 Times 19 July 7/6 He swam back, keeping clear of the shallows, sleek, retriever-like head just above the water, to have a look at his human spectators.

2008 B. Siegel Getting Best for your Child with Autism viii. 197 What does she like to do with balls?.. Can she throw one and get it back from a retriever-like dog?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retriever
释义	retrievern. Brit. /rᵻˈtriːvə/, U.S. /rəˈtrivər/, /riˈtrivər/ Forms: see retrieve v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retrieve v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < retrieve v. + -er suffix¹. 1. †a. A dog used in hunting to flush out or set up game, or to find game for a second time. Also figurative. Cf. retrieve v. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > sporting or hunting dog > that starts or indicates prey retriever1486 setting dog1611 beating-dog1669 setter1678 starter1766 finder1805 reporter1895 1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. biij^v A chastised hounde that will be rebuket and is a Retriuer, vncouple him. 1592 R. Greene Blacke Bookes Messenger Table of Words sig. A4 The verser in conny-catching is called, the Retriuer. 1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xiv. lxxx. 339 Seauenth Henry..Of his Retriuers Proolings much (as well he might) repented. 1624 F. Quarles Sions Elegies i. iii Meanewhile, the treason of the quick Retriuers, Discouers nouell dangers, and deliuers Her to a second feare. 1626 N. Breton Fantasticks sig. B3 A good Retriuer is a Spaniell worth the keeping. 1636 R. James tr. Minucius Felix Octavius 80 They seeme to finde the litle infant,..her dogge-headed retriver glories in his invention. b. Any of various breeds of medium-sized dog originally developed to find and bring in dead or wounded game; a dog of one of these breeds; (also gen.) any dog used to retrieve game. Frequently with distinguishing word. Cf. retrieve v. 1d.golden, Labrador retriever: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > retriever findera1425 retriever1819 wavy1884 golden retriever1908 golden1915 goldie1980 1819 Sporting Mag. Nov. 91/2 The keeper..shot a pheasant, desiring the dog (who also acted as a retriever) to fetch the bird to him. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 110 His noble Newfoundland dog, (a retriever is the sporting word). 1861 E. Jesse Lect. Nat. Hist. 45 He sent his retriever after it, who..caught and killed the hare and returned with it in his mouth. 1898 H. Smith Retrievers 15 Retrievers are singularly docile and tractable. 1912 E. Wharton Reef (1914) xxx. 303 She was like a well-trained retriever whose interest in his prey ceases when he lays it at his master's feet. 1942 E. B. White One Man's Meat (1944) 46 My retriever comes in, from outdoors, full of greeting on a grand scale. 1973 P. R. A. Moxon Gundogs (ed. 9) iv. 71 The Labrador Retriever..is undoubtedly ideal for water, the sleek water-resisting coat and ‘otter’ tail seeming almost designed for the job. 2004 L. Irvine If you tame Me 199 This tendency to like animals who like us probably explains the popularity of golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers, which are bred to be sociable family dogs. 2. a. A person who retrieves or recovers something. Frequently with of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > one who or that which restorer?a1425 reducerc1530 restaurer1557 restitutor1566 restauratora1631 repriever1651 retriever1656 instaurator1660 restorator1696 bringer1841 the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > [noun] > one who finds out > again retriever1656 rediscoverer1823 1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 20 Machiavill the sole retreiver of this ancient Prudence. a1699 T. Comber Hist. Liturgies in Compan. Temple (1702) II. 69 As the Retrivers of ancient things are often thought the Inventors. 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 124 As to that famous Retriever of polite Literature, Erasmus. 1742 S. Churchill Acct. Conduct Court 146 My Lord Marlborough [had]..been complimented by this very house of commons, as the retriever of the glory of the English nation. 1841 Monthly Rev. Oct. (1842) 173 Is she [sc. England] too much impoverished to undertake the task of remodelling her system?.. We shall lean to the hope that there are retrievers in the state. 1888 W. Dening Japan in Days Yore III. i. iii. 42 The son of an illustrious man and the destined retriever of the fortunes of his house. 1911 Outlook 18 Nov. 677/2 The surfman is at one time..life-saver, retriever of strayed property,..sea scavenger, [etc.]. 1997 F. M. Lachmann & A. Lachmann in J. A. Winer Ann. Psychoanal. 24 iv. 190 Ibsen saw himself as the retriever of old, nationalistic traditions, forging a sense of continuity with his culture. b. Tennis, Squash, etc. A player who plays from a defensive position (cf. retrieve n. 3d). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > player > types of volley1878 volleyer1878 foot-faulter1893 match-player1894 net player1919 double-faulter1921 smasher1921 tennis-professional1938 tennis-pro1942 counterpuncher1944 retriever1974 1974 Times 19 Jan. 15/7 On the tennis court Boycott and Old..have yet to be beaten at doubles... Boycott is a dependable baseline retriever. 1983 United Press Internat. (Nexis) 23 Feb. Talbott has added the volley to his game this year. Prior to this season, he was known as a retriever, using speed and stamina to return the ball, and..taking every shot to the wall. 2009 Coaching Tennis Techn. & Tactical Skills (Amer. Sport Educ. Program) v. 144 If your doubles team will be playing..in the one-up, one-back formation, you could select one aggressive net player and one backcourt retriever. Derivatives reˈtriever-like adj. that resembles or is suggestive of a retriever (esp. in sense 1b). ΚΠ 1858 Nat. Rev. Jan. 140 It is only the retriever-like sagacity of some industrious commentator which informs the reader that a cast serving-man is talking Statius, or a Venetian magnifico quoting Libanius. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 888 The troop of those ‘neurotics’..who scent intoxicants from afar with a retriever-like instinct. 1958 Times 19 July 7/6 He swam back, keeping clear of the shallows, sleek, retriever-like head just above the water, to have a look at his human spectators. 2008 B. Siegel Getting Best for your Child with Autism viii. 197 What does she like to do with balls?.. Can she throw one and get it back from a retriever-like dog? 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