bird-dog

Example Sentences

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Salazar, whose office's organized crime investigators are looking into the issue, said a recruiter was paid a "bird dog fee" to recruit people to board a plane.

From Salon

Includes all furnishings, vehicles, farming equipment and “bird dogs.”

From Washington Times

“I was a great fan of hers, and I followed her around like a bird dog. But when I took over, that wasn’t wanted anymore.”

From Washington Post

Out-of-state crews are teamed with a local employee dubbed a “bird dog” who helps them.

From Seattle Times

Between graduate school, my first teaching jobs and a series of relationships, I enjoyed being a single man, close to my parents, with a beloved bird dog who accompanied me nearly everywhere.

From New York Times