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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•ri•er1 /ˈtɛriɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Dog and Cat Breedsa breed of usually small dogs, used originally to drive wild animals out of their burrow.
See -terr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•ri•er1 (ter′ē ər),USA pronunciation n. - Dog and Cat Breedsany of several breeds of usually small dogs, used originally to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.
- Military(cap.) [U.S. Mil.]a surface-to-air, two-stage antiaircraft missile.
- Anglo-French (see -er2)
- Medieval Latin terrārius; see terra, -ier2); so called because used to start badgers from their burrows; replacing late Middle English terrere
- Middle French, short for chien terrier literally, dog of the earth (
- 1400–50
- Lawa book or document in which are described the site, boundaries, acreage, tenants, etc., of certain lands.
- Anglo-French (see -er2
- Medieval Latin terrārius; see terra, -ier2); replacing earlier terrere
- Middle French, short for registre terrier register of land (
- 1470–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: terrier /ˈtɛrɪə/ n - any of several usually small, active, and short-bodied breeds of dog, originally trained to hunt animals living underground
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French chien terrier earth dog, from Medieval Latin terrārius belonging to the earth, from Latin terra earth terrier /ˈtɛrɪə/ n - a register or survey of land
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Medieval Latin terrārius of the land, from Latin terra land |