bird dog vs prospect

bird dog

verb
  • To seek out. 

  • A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors. 

  • To watch closely. 

noun
  • A dog, especially a pointer, used in shooting to retrieve the dead birds. 

  • A tout. 

  • A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee. 

  • A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner 

  • A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps). 

  • A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted. 

prospect

verb
  • To search, as for gold. 

  • To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location. 

noun
  • Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect. 

  • A hope; a hopeful. 

  • The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation. 

  • A position affording a fine view; a lookout. 

  • The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook. 

  • A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape. 

  • Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team. 

  • The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable. 

  • A potential client or customer. 

  • The façade of an organ. 

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