terrier

ter·ri·er  (tr-r)

n.

Any of several typically small, active breeds of hunting dog originally developed for driving game from burrows.

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[Middle English, from Old French (chien) terrier, ground (dog), terrier, from Medieval Latin terrrius, of the earth, from Latin terra; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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Terrier [ˈtɛrɪə]

n

(Military) Informal a member of the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve

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terrier¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) any of several usually small, active, and short-bodied breeds of dog, originally trained to hunt animals living underground

[from Old French chien terrier earth dog, from Medieval Latin terrārius belonging to the earth, from Latin terra earth]

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terrier²

n

(Historical Terms) English legal history a register or survey of land

[from Old French, from Medieval Latin terrārius of the land, from Latin terra land]

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terrier

• whippet - A cross between a greyhound and a terrier.
• terrier - A dog that "takes the earth" or unearths its prey, from Latin terra, "earth."
• Dobermann, pinscher - Dobermanns are named for German dog breeder Ludwig Dobermann; pinscher means "terrier" in German.
• Jack Russell - A type of terrier—not recognized as a distinct breed— named for the Rev. John Russell (1795-1883) of Devonshire.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground hunting dog - a dog used in hunting game bull terrier, bullterrier - a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers Bedlington terrier - a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb Border terrier - small rough-coated terrier of British origin Kerry blue terrier - an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat Irish terrier - medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland Norfolk terrier - English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry grizzled coat and dropped ears Norwich terrier - English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or grey or black-and-tan coat and erect ears Yorkshire terrier - very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey and tan rat terrier, ratter - any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats fox terrier - small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes wire-haired terrier, wirehair, wirehaired terrier - a terrier with wiry hair Airedale, Airedale terrier - breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire cairn terrier, cairn - small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland Australian terrier - small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn Dandie Dinmont, Dandie Dinmont terrier - a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears Boston bull, Boston terrier - small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings schnauzer - old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs Scotch terrier, Scottie, Scottish terrier - old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears chrysanthemum dog, Tibetan terrier - breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails silky terrier, Sydney silky - Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat Skye terrier - Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye soft-coated wheaten terrier - Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle West Highland white terrier - small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland Lhasa apso, Lhasa - a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs

Translations

terrier [ˈterɪəʳ] N → terrier m

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terrier [ˈtɛriə^r] n (= dog) → terrier chien)m >

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terrier

n → Terrier m

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terrier [ˈtɛrɪəʳ] n → terrier m inv

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terrier

n terrier [ˈteriə]

any of several breeds of small dog a fox-terrier. terriër كَلْب صَيْد صَغير териер teriér terrier; -terrier der Terrier τεριέ (ράτσα σκύλου) terrier terjer تریر terrieri (fox-)terrier שַפלָן, טֶרייֶר एक छोटा शिकारी कुत्ता terijer terrier jenis anjing terríer terrier テリア (개) 테리어 terjeras terjers anjing terrier terri{#225}{#137}{#225}r terrier terier terrier (fox-)terrier терьер teriér terjer terijer terrier สุนัขพันธุ์เทอเรียร์ teriyer 狗的一種 тер'єр ايک قسم کا چھوٹا کتا chó chuyên sục hang bụi 狗的一种

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terrier → كلب ترير teriér terrier Terrier τεριέ terrier terrieri fox-terrier terijer terrier テリア 테리어 terriër terrier terier cão terrier терьер terrier สุนัขขนาดเล็กพันธุ์หนึ่งเมื่อก่อนใช้เป็นสุนัขล่าเนื้อ teriyer chó sục 小猎犬