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dog-walker

American  
[dawg-waw-ker, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌwɔ kər, ˈdɒg- /

noun

  1. a person who walks other people's dogs, especially for a fee.


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Kanticha Sukpengpanao, 36, Jasmin Kuczynska, 12 and Natasha Kuczynska, nine, were found with him at the house in Costessey an hour later after a dog-walker called police.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

He’s lovely to have around — plus he’s the main dog-walker.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2022

Some of her companions donned woolen cloaks resembling those worn by the Stark family, a procession which prompted one startled dog-walker to wonder if they were part of a Celtic ritual.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2019

Reynolds said investigators hoped neighbors would recognize the dogs in the photo, not the dog-walker, and dozens of neighbors did.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2018

A gaggle of purebred retrievers and standard poodles, leashed to a dog-walker, trotted across the street.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 14, 2017