bull terrier

noun

: any of a breed of short-haired terriers developed in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers

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On July 29, a young Staffordshire bull terrier named Spud was discovered in a crate next to the entrance of a field at Frankby Stiles in Frankby, Wirral, in Merseyside. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Then the bull terrier comes home later that afternoon, and starts to get suspicious about why his owners are acting uncharacteristically nice to him. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025 The bull terrier was rescued by a Florida Highway patrol trooper and later renamed Trooper. Tony Marrero, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025 In the late 1980s, Budweiser was running popular ad campaign featuring a bull terrier named Spuds Mackenzie. The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bull terrier

Word History

Etymology

bulldog + terrier

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bull terrier was in 1831

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“Bull terrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bull%20terrier. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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bull terrier

noun
: any of a breed of short-haired terriers developed in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers

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