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terrier en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈteɹiə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈtɛɹiə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɛɾe.əɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈtɛɾi.ə/ (Wales)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French chien terrier (“terrier dog”), from chien (“dog”) + Old French terrier (“of earth”, adjective), from Medieval Latin terrarius (“of earth”), from Latin terra (“earth”).

Meanings

  1. A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
  2. Someone displaying terrier-like qualities such as determined pursuit.
    • One of the LNER dispatch staff is a terrier when it comes to masks, challenging anyone without them. 2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47:

Forms

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Deriveds

Aberdeen terrier · bull terrier · Sealyham terrier · Kerry blue terrier · American hairless terrier · Yorkshire terrier · Boston terrier · Irish terrier · Skye terrier · taco terrier · wheaten terrier · cairn terrier · Brazilian terrier · Ormskirk terrier · Wheaten terrier · smooth fox terrier · Jack Russell terrier · Bedlington terrier · Bedlington Terrier · working terrier · Clydesdale terrier · terrierlike · pit bull terrier · Scottish terrier · fox terrier · terrierman · Lakeland terrier · Cesky terrier · teacup terrier · Welsh terrier · wire-haired terrier · rat terrier · Airedale terrier · Staffordshire bull terrier · wire fox terrier · West Highland White Terrier · toy fox terrier · Scotch terrier

Translations (22)

pl terrier (dog) · vi chó sục (dog) · gd abhag (dog) · pl terier (dog) · ja テリア (dog) · hu terrier (dog) · cs teriér (dog) · nl terriër (dog) · ko 테리어 (dog) · de Terrier (dog) · ms anjing terrier (dog) · lt terjeras (dog) · cmn 㹴犬 (dog) · pt terrier (dog) · ru терье́р (dog) · ga brocaire (dog) · cy daeargi (dog) · bg териер (dog) · fr terrier (dog) · vi chó đào đất (dog) · nv łééchąąʼí hadaalzheehígíí (dog) · fi terrieri (dog)

wikidata: Q38984

terrier en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈteɹiə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈtɛɹiə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɛɾe.əɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈtɛɾi.ə/ (Wales)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman terrier, from Old French terrier (“of earth”, adjective), from Medieval Latin terrarius (“of earth”), from Latin terra (“earth”).

Meanings

  1. (historical) A collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.
  2. An inventory (book or roll) in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc.; a terrar.

Forms

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Coordinates

periegesis · periplus

terrier en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈteɹiə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈtɛɹiə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɛɾe.əɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈtɛɾi.ə/ (Wales)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Compare Latin terō (“to rub, to rub away”), terebra (“a borer”).

Meanings

  1. An auger or borer.

Forms

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