watchdog

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From watch and dog.

[edit] Noun

Singular
watchdog

Plural
watchdogs

watchdog (plural watchdogs)

  1. a guard dog
  2. a person or organization that monitors and publicizes the behavior of others (individuals, corporations, governments) to discover undesirable activity.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to watchdog

Third person singular
watchdogs

Simple past
watchdogged

Past participle
watchdogged

Present participle
watchdogging

to watchdog (third-person singular simple present watchdogs, present participle watchdogging, simple past and past participle watchdogged)

  1. To perform a function analogous to a watchdog.
  2. To guard and warn.

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