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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste;
- Example: "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"

2. a dog trained to guard property;
[syn: watchdog, guard dog]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Watchdog \Watch"dog`\ (w[o^]ch"d[o^]g`), n.
   A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to
   give notice of the approach of intruders.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

watchdog
    n 1: a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices
         or waste; "she is the global watchdog for human rights
         abuses"
    2: a dog trained to guard property [syn: watchdog, guard
       dog]