bloodhound

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. 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.
  2. (figuratively, informal) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
  3. (archaic) A bloodthirsty person.

Konzepte

Schnüfflerin

Schweißhündin

Bluthündin

Schweisshündin

Schweisshund

Detektivin

Übersetzungen

λαγωνικό

cane di Sant'Uberto

Cão de Santo Humberto

Cão de santo humberto

perro de San Huberto

Frequenz

28k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈblʌd.haʊnd/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Inherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate with Dutch bloedhond (“bloodhound”), Middle Low German blōthunt (“bloodhound”), German Bluthund (“bloodhound”), Danish blodhund (“bloodhound”), Swedish blodhund (“bloodhound”). The detective sense follows from the dog's ability to follow a trail.

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