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ter·ri·er
(tĕr′ē-ər)n.
A dog of any of various typically small, active breeds originally developed for driving game from burrows.
[Middle English, from Old French (chien) terrier, ground (dog), terrier, from Medieval Latin terrārius, of the earth, from Latin terra; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]
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terrier
(ˈtɛrɪə)n
(Breeds) any of several usually small, active, and short-bodied breeds of dog, originally trained to hunt animals living underground
[C15: from Old French chien terrier earth dog, from Medieval Latin terrārius belonging to the earth, from Latin terra earth]
terrier
(ˈtɛrɪə)n
(Historical Terms) English legal history a register or survey of land
[C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin terrārius of the land, from Latin terra land]
Terrier
(ˈtɛrɪə)n
(Military) informal a member of the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve
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ter•ri•er
(ˈtɛr i ər)n.
any of several breeds of usu. small dogs, used orig. to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.
[1400–50; late Middle English terrere < Anglo-French; Middle French (chien) terrier literally, earth dog < Medieval Latin]
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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.
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| Noun | 1. |  terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living undergroundhunting 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 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 |
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Translations
كَلْبٌ تَرِيَركَلْب صَيْد صَغير
teriér
terrier
terrieri
terijer
terrier
terríer
テリア
테리어
terjeras
terjers
teriér
terrier
chó sục
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terrier
n → Terrier m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
terrier
(ˈteriə) noun any of several breeds of small dog. a fox-terrier.
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terrier
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