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Examples of terrier in a Sentence
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Word History
Middle English terryer, terrer, from Anglo-French (chen) terrer, literally, earth dog, from terre earth, from Latin terra
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing terrier
- Airedale terrier
- American pit bull terrier
- American Staffordshire terrier
- Australian terrier
- Bedlington terrier
- border terrier
- Boston terrier
- bull terrier
- cairn terrier
- Dandie Dinmont terrier
- fox terrier
- Irish terrier
- Jack Russell terrier
- Kerry blue terrier
- Lakeland terrier
- Manchester terrier
- Norfolk terrier
- Norwich terrier
- pit bull terrier
- Scotch terrier
- Scottish terrier
- Sealyham terrier
- silky terrier
- Skye terrier
- smooth fox terrier
- soft-coated wheaten terrier
- Staffordshire bull terrier
- Tibetan terrier
- toy fox terrier
- toy Manchester terrier
- Welsh terrier
- West Highland white terrier
- wire fox terrier
- wirehaired terrier
- Yorkshire terrier
Dictionary Entries Near terrier
Cite this Entry
“Terrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrier. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
terrier
nounMiddle English terryer "a small dog used for hunting burrowing animals," from early French (chen) terrer, literally "earth dog," from terre "earth," derived from Latin terra (same meaning)
More from Merriam-Webster on terrier
Nglish: Translation of terrier for Spanish Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about terrier
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