bird dogとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

bird + dog

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/

名詞

bird dog (複数形 bird dogs)

1. A dog, especially a pointer, used in shooting to retrieve the dead birds.
2. A tout.
3. A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee.
4. (CB スラング) A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps).
   • 1986, Steve Earle, Guitar Town:

     I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone
     With the radio blastin' and the bird dog on

5. A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.
6. A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner
   • 1958, Everly Brothers, Bird Dog:

     Johnny is the joker that's been tryin' to steal my baby
     He's a bird dog

同意語

• (dog): gun dog

動詞

bird dog (三人称単数 現在形 bird dogs, 現在分詞 bird dogging, 過去形および過去分詞形 bird dogged)

1. (intransitive) To watch closely.
2. (transitive) To seek out.
3. (aviation, military, slang) A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors.^{[n 1]}

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動詞

to bird-dog (三人称単数 現在形 bird-dogs, 現在分詞 bird-dogging, 過去形および過去分詞形 bird-dogged)

1. Alternative spelling of bird dog.