dictionary definitions for "watchdog"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  watchdog
      n 1: a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices
           or waste; "she is the global watchdog for human rights
           abuses"
      2: a dog trained to guard property [syn: watchdog, {guard
         dog}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Watchdog \Watch"dog`\ (w[o^]ch"d[o^]g`), n.
     A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to
     give notice of the approach of intruders.
     [1913 Webster]


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