bloodhound

English

/ˈblʌd.haʊnd/

noun

Definitions

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
(figurative) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
(archaic) A bloodthirsty person.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blodhound compound from English blood (red) + English hound (hunting dog).

Origin

English

hound

Gloss

hunting dog

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Bloodgate English
Otterhound English
ablood English
bearhound English
beblood English
bitch hound English
blood English
blood wurst English
blood-red English
bloodbath English
bloodberry English
bloodbird English
bloodborne English
blooded English
blooden English
blooder English
bloodfed English
bloodfest English
bloodfin English
bloodguilt English
bloodguilty English
bloodhead English
bloodheat English
bloodhounding English
bloodhoundish English
bloodhungry English
blooding English
bloodlands English
bloodleaf English
bloodless English
bloodlet English
bloodletter English
bloodletting English
bloodlike English
bloodline English
bloodloss English
bloodlust English
bloodmeal English
bloodmobile English
bloodnut English
bloodplay English
bloodroot English
bloodscape English
bloodshed English
bloodshedder English
bloodshedding English
bloodshot English
bloodshotting English
bloodsoaked English
bloodsome English
bloodsport English
bloodspot English
bloodstain English
bloodstained English
bloodstaining English
bloodstick English
bloodstock English
bloodstone English
bloodstream English
bloodstroke English
bloodsucker English
bloodsucking English
bloodthirst English
bloodthirster English
bloodthirsting English
bloodthirsty English
bloodwood English
bloodwork English
bloodwort English
bloody English
boarhound English
bookhound English
boozehound English
buckhound English
chowhound English
coonhound English
cryoblood English
deerhound English
draghound English
elkhound English
foxhound English
gazehound English
gorehound English
grayhound English
gutterblood English
half-blood English
harehound English
heart-blood English
heckhound English
hellhound English
hound English
hounder English
houndest English
houndeth English
houndfish English
hounding English
houndish English
houndlike English
houndling English
houndly English
houndsberry English
houndsman English
houndstooth English
houndy English
lenshound English
lifeblood English
lyam-hound English
minkhound English
mixblood English
moonblood English
newshound English
nonblood English
noseblood English
nursehound English
oxblood English
powderhound English
pureblood English
scenthound English
self-blood English
sighthound English
sinhound English
smuthound English
staghound English
swinehound English
whorehound English
wolfhound English
youngblood English
Blut German
Bluthund German
Hund German
bloed Dutch, Flemish
bloedhond Dutch, Flemish
hond Dutch, Flemish
blodhound Middle English
blood Middle English
hound Middle English
μπλάντι Greek (modern)
blad Torres Strait Creole