guard dog

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   a dog trained to guard property

   Synonymswatchdog

   Broaderworking dog

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Questions about guard dog

What does guard dog mean?

guard dog means "a dog trained to guard property".

What is another word for guard dog?

Close synonyms include watchdog. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is guard dog a common word?

guard dog is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.