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View synonyms for attack dog
attack dog
noun
- a dog trained to attack on command, as for protection or to aid in the apprehension of criminals.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of attack dog1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
In the House, West earned a reputation as a ferocious right-wing attack dog.
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But he hurt himself with a chip-on-the-shoulder demeanor and attack-dog aggressiveness against Mitt Romney.
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Gone was Gingrich the attack dog, replaced instead by Gingrich the enthusiastic, vigorously nodding wing man.
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Think of them as a combination of a flying air-traffic-control center and a lethal attack dog.
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Get ready for new Florida Senator Marco Rubio to be playing the role of GOP attack dog come summer of 2012.
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