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rottweiler
noun
rott·wei·ler
ˈrät-ˌwī-lər 
ˈrȯt-ˌvī-
variants
often Rottweiler
: any of a breed of tall powerful black-and-tan short-haired dogs of German origin that are commonly used as guard dogs
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Internet users can’t get enough of the adorable friendship between a rottweiler and a barn cat who have become inseparable.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
While pit bull or rottweiler dogs are leashed, the leash must be held by a person 16 or older.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Essex senior coroner Lincoln Brookes noted to the court that the victim had a Pomeranian dog called Pom and a mastiff rottweiler cross, Trigg, per Sky News.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Lara Friedman was walking her large rottweiler, The Dude, in July 2020 when fireworks went off, putting her dog in panic mode.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Sep. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
While pit bull or rottweiler dogs are leashed, the leash must be held by a person 16 or older.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Essex senior coroner Lincoln Brookes noted to the court that the victim had a Pomeranian dog called Pom and a mastiff rottweiler cross, Trigg, per Sky News.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Lara Friedman was walking her large rottweiler, The Dude, in July 2020 when fireworks went off, putting her dog in panic mode.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Rottweiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rottweiler. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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