Home › Words › B › bearhoundbearhoundbearhound means A dog used for bearbaiting or bear hunting.EtymologyFrom bear + hound.nounA dog used for bearbaiting or bear hunting.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.boarhound 73% match — A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars. vs bearhound →buckhound 72% match — A hound for deer hunting. vs bearhound →bearhunt 70% match — The act of hunting bears. vs bearhound →bearbait 70% match — An instance of bearbaiting. vs bearhound →bearbaiter 70% match — One who takes part in bearbaiting. vs bearhound →slowhound 69% match — A sleuthhound (type of dog). vs bearhound →wolfhound 67% match — A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves. vs bearhound →minkhound 67% match — A scent hound used for hunting mink. vs bearhound →