sleuthhound
2 synonyms for sleuthhound, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A trained dog, especially a bloodhound, used to follow a criminal's trail.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
This word came from Middle English sluth hunde (earlier slodogge), from Old Norse slóð (“track”) and hound.
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