There were no rats aboard the Retriever when she left San Francisco.
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne
A friend of mine had a pet canary, while her brother was the owner of a retriever that was also much petted.
Dog Stories from the "Spectator"|Various
The Retriever crept slowly up the China Sea on the first of the southwest monsoon.
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne
The retriever went nosing round after something he seemed to have missed.
Joe Wilson and His Mates|Henry Lawson
Probably you have seen a retriever taught to seek and bring a stone, upon which, in a delicate manner, the tutor has spit.
Dog Breaking|William Nelson Hutchinson
British Dictionary definitions for retriever
retriever
/ (rɪˈtriːvə) /
noun
one of a breed of large gun dogs that can be trained to retrieve gameSee golden retriever, Labrador retriever, Chesapeake Bay retriever, curly-coated retriever, flat-coated retriever