bulldog
noun
one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
bulldogger
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a word derived from
bulldog.
Example Sentences
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The world champion rodeo bulldogger died in April 1932 after being kicked in the head by a horse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
The most recent entrant is ex-Congressman Sam Steiger, a rodeo bulldogger, airplane wing walker, horse-race broadcaster, rancher and now electronic-equipment entrepreneur.
From Time Magazine Archive
The steer starts from a tight chute between two horse pens, one for the bulldogger and the other for the "hazer," the rider who keeps the running steer close to the wrestler.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Lewiston, Idaho, Cowboy Gene Rambo, onetime world champion broncobuster and bulldogger, suffered his first injury of the season: a wrenched knee while playing golf.
From Time Magazine Archive
After some debate they picked the "bulldogger" of the outfit.
From Down the Yellowstone by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)
