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Watchdog vs Bloodhound - What's the difference?

watchdog | bloodhound |

As nouns the difference between watchdog and bloodhound

is that watchdog is a guard dog while bloodhound is a large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

As a verb watchdog

is to perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.

watchdog

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a guard dog
  • a person or organization that monitors and publicizes the behavior of others (individuals, corporations, governments) to discover undesirable activity.

    • Derived terms

    * watchdog timer

    Verb

    (watchdogg)
  • To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.

    • Anagrams

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    bloodhound

    English

    (wikipedia bloodhound)

    Alternative forms

    * blood-hound * bloudhound * bloud-hound

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
  • (figuratively) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.