English

Alternative forms

• bird-dog

Noun

bird dog ‎(plural bird dogs)

1. A dog used in shooting to retrieve the dead birds, especially an English pointer.
2. A tout.
3. (CB slang) A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps).

I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone
With the radio blastin' and the bird dog on
— "Guitar Town", Steve Earle

Synonyms

• (dog): gun dog

Translations

Verb

bird dog ‎(third-person singular simple present bird dogs, present participle bird dogging, simple past and past participle bird dogged)

1. (intransitive) To watch closely.
2. (transitive) To seek out.