Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun working_dog

1 sense of working dog

Sense 1
working dog -- (any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs)
       => dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris -- (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night")