watchdog
/ˈwɒtʃdɒɡ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈwɒtʃdɒɡ/
watchdog
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wat - chdog -> watchdog
Myanmar meaning
ပစ္စည်းဥစ္စာကို စောင့်ရှောက်သောခွေး။ အခြားသူများ၏ အခွင့်အရေးကို စီမံခံ့ခွဲပေးသည့် ပဂ္ဂိုလ် ၊ အဖွဲ့အစည်း။
Full entry
watchdog /'wɒtʃdɒg; US -dↄ:g/ n
(က) အစောင့်ခွေး။
(ခ) (အများပြည်သူအကျိုးစီးပွားကာကွယ်ရန်) စောင့်ကြည့်လေ့လာ သော ပုဂ္ဂိုလ်၊ အဖွဲ့အစည်း။
a consumer watchdog ❍ the government's pollution watchdog, the National Rivers Authority.
More examples
- ‘An excellent companion, schipperkes are ideal playmates for children and keen watchdogs for the family home.’
- ‘Just as a watchdog guards a home, so the agency should be vigilant against fraudulent or dangerous products.’
- ‘It is likely that large dogs were first introduced into this region as watchdogs and companions for the monks during the long winter months when the hospice was fairly isolated.’
- ‘Dogs are prized for hunting purpose, and as watchdogs and as pets, and, further, many dogs have actual commercial and market value.’
- ‘The Daily also reported that there were about 50, 000 dogs in Lhasa - some kept as watchdogs or pets and others for religious reasons.’
- ‘Some policies even consider the dog's lifestyle; for instance, whether your dog is purely a pet or a watchdog, too.’
- ‘Ideal as a watchdog, this dog will neither be aggressive nor cringe with fear on accosting a stranger.’
- ‘At last the farm is established as a going concern, but the animals are surprised to find that - except for the pigs and their protectors, the watchdogs - life is exactly as hard and painful as it always had been.’
- ‘In the same vein, having fur and teeth and canine DNA doesn't necessarily make your dog a reliable watchdog.’
- ‘Other birds such as the duck go in the daytime but return at night for shelter and safety, provided by our deerhound Lucky - a great watchdog and hunter.’
- ‘The Gauls tried to climb the Capitol at night, eluding the watchdogs and the Roman guard, but the flock of geese sacred to Juno spotted them and roused the Romans in time.’
- ‘The Scottie makes a fine watchdog and is completely loyal and loving.’
- ‘There are consumer watchdog groups gaining in strength, and there's also the role of the popular media.’
- ‘The watchdog's practice of warning nurseries of the month that they would be inspected was also highlighted.’
- ‘Postal deliveries are so slow in December there is no point using first class stamps, a consumer watchdog warns.’
- ‘The Government's financial watchdog has not accepted the department's accounts for the past 15 years.’
- ‘To others it's an essential watchdog needed to prevent discriminatory practices in the workplace.’
- ‘The nuclear watchdog that was there did not see it.’
- ‘And he accused the watchdog of being slow to react and of holding back essential research.’
- ‘He also pledged to be a watchdog for the council's spending habits.’
Synonyms
supervisory body, regulator, overseer, administrator, adviser, angel, attack dog, attendant, auditor, baby sitter, baby-sitter, bandog, bird dog, bodyguard, caretaker, cerberus, champion, chaperon, chaperone, claviger, cleaner, cleaning person, concierge, conservator, cop, counselor, curator, custodian, deacon, defender, director, dogcatcher, eaves-dropper, escort, gamekeeper, governor, guard, guarddog, guardian, guide, housesitter, informant, invigilator, jailer/jailor, janitor, keeper, listener, maintenance person, manager, nurse, officer, ombudsman, oversees, paladin, patrol, preserver, prison head, protector, ranger, safeguard, sentinel, shepherd, sitter, skipper, sponsor, steward, super, superintendent, supervisor, swamper, trustee, vigilante, warden, watchkeeper, watchperson
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