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

Illustration of rottweiler

Examples of rottweiler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Internet users can’t get enough of the adorable friendship between a rottweiler and a barn cat who have become inseparable. —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

Two rottweilers were involved in the fatal attack, which happened around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, in a Valdosta residential neighborhood, the Valdosta Police Department said in an Oct. 5 news release. —Mark Price, Miami Herald, 6 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

Word History

Etymology

German, from Rottweil, city in Germany

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rottweiler

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