nnoun.persona guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or wasteExamples:- she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses
Hypernyms:defender guardian protector shielder
Inherited Hypernyms:watchdogdefenderpreserverpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:watchdogdefenderpreserverpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animala dog trained to guard propertySynset:guard dog
Hypernyms:working dog
Inherited Hypernyms:watchdogworking dogdogcaninecarnivoreplacentalmammalvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:watchdogworking dogdogdomestic animalanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:attack doghousedogkuvaszpinscherschipperke
Full Hyponyms:affenpinscherattack dogdobermanhousedogkuvaszminiature pinscherpinscherschipperke