# retriever

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹiˈtɹivəɹ/ · frequency rank #29,441

## Definitions
1. One who retrieves something.
2. A type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter.
3. A tool for retrieving materials from the body after an operation.

## Etymology
From retrieve + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **retrieve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retrieve-vs-retriever)
- **reliever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reliever-vs-retriever)
- **reprieve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reprieve-vs-retriever)
- **retrieval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retrieval-vs-retriever)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ertriever`, `rertiever`, `retirever`, `retreiver`, `retrieevr`, `retrieverr`, `retrievre`, `retrievver`, `retriveer`, `retrriever`, `rettriever`, `rretriever`, `rteriever`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/retriever