miniature pinscher
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of miniature pinscher
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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A portrait of her with a champion, Vera, a retired miniature pinscher or “min pin” who is now Calvacca’s pet, hangs over the fireplace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
It’s just her, a miniature pinscher chihuahua named Jedidiah and a pit bull named Bear.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021
Pepito is a five-year-old miniature pinscher whose owners tied him up next to a lamp-post before calling the refuge.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2020
A handsomely dressed man was revealed to be a miniature pinscher.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2019
The Nebraska suit was filed by the Justice Department in 2011 on behalf of Brittany Hamilton, whose four-pound miniature pinscher, Butch, would put his paws on her shoulders to quell her anxiety attacks.
From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2015
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