'Retriever' definitions:

Definition of 'retriever'

(from WordNet)
noun
A dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game

Definition of 'Retriever'

From: GCIDE
  • Retriever \Re*triev"er\, n.
  • 1. One who retrieves. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A dor, or a breed of dogs, chiefly employed to retrieve, or to find and recover game birds that have been killed or wounded. [1913 Webster]