sniffer dog

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sniffer dog (plural sniffer dogs)

  1. A police dog trained to sniff out illegal goods such as drugs or explosives.
    Synonym: detection dog
    • 2022 March 9, “Network News: Sniffer dogs hired in fight to combat metal thefts in North West”, in RAIL, number 952, page 18:
      Network Rail has introduced sniffer dogs to try to reduce the theft of signalling cables in the North West.

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