Spaniel Definition

spănyəl
spaniels
noun
Any member of several breeds of medium-sized hunting dog with large, drooping ears and a dense, wavy coat.
Webster's New World
A servile, fawning person.
Webster's New World
verb

To follow loyally or obsequiously, like a spaniel.

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Other Word Forms of Spaniel

Noun

Singular:
spaniel
Plural:
spaniels

Origin of Spaniel

  • Middle English spainol from Old French espaignol Spaniard, Spanish dog from Vulgar Latin Hispāniōlus Spanish from Hispānia Spain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French espaigneul (modern French épagneul), from Latin Hispāniolus (“Spanish"), from Hispānia (“Spain").

    From Wiktionary

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