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

Noun

any of several small active breeds of dog, originally trained to hunt animals living underground [Old French chien terrier earth dog]

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 [ˈtɛrɪəʳ] n → terrier m

terrier [ˈtɛrɪəʳ] n → terrier m (chien)

terrier [ˈtɛrɪəʳ] n → Terrier m

terrier [ˈtɛrɪəʳ] n → terrier m inv

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terrier

n terrier [ˈteriə]

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