Labrador retriever

noun

1. one of a breed of retrievers having a short, thick, oily, solid black or yellow coat, raised originally in Newfoundland.

Labrador retriever

noun

1. a powerfully-built variety of retriever with a short dense usually black or golden-brown coat Often shortened toLabradorinformallab

Word History and Origins

Origin of Labrador retriever¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

When we got our Labrador retriever puppy in November 2019, we took one look at her pale yellow coat and named her Latke.

From Washington Post