schnauzer

[ shnou-zer; German shnou-tsuhr ]

noun

1. one of a German breed of sturdy medium-sized dogs having a tight, wiry, pepper-and-salt or pure black coat, bristly eyebrows and beardlike whiskers, and a docked tail, used originally as a ratter and a guard dog and later used in police work.

schnauzer

/ ˈʃnaʊtsə /

noun

1. a wire-haired breed of dog of the terrier type, originally from Germany, having a greyish coat and distinctive beard, moustache, and eyebrows

Word History and Origins

Origin of schnauzer¹

1920–25; < German, equivalent to Schnauze snout + -er -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of schnauzer¹

C19: from German Schnauze snout

Example Sentences

She opened the front door and spoke over the yapping of her schnauzer.

From The Daily Beast

On September 14, I reported that Pope Benedict XVI had made his pet schnauzer Dieter a cardinal.

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