1. a medium-sized dog with long, silky hair and drooping ears, originally bred for hunting

Examples

• The cocker spaniel wagged its tail enthusiastically.
• She trained her springer spaniel to retrieve ducks.
• The King Charles spaniel sat quietly by the fireplace.
• His water spaniel loved swimming in the lake.
• The spaniel’s long ears needed regular grooming.
• We adopted a rescue spaniel from the animal shelter.