pinscher

[pin-sher]

noun

1. one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinscher¹

First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening

Example Sentences

Footage from a trailing vehicle shows a red-and-brown Doberman pinscher, who later was euthanized, being dragged behind an older-model black Jeep Cherokee SUV on Wednesday around 5:45 p.m.

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I love big dogs — German shepherds, Doberman pinschers, huskies, Weimaraners.

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He said that his dog Turbo, a male 70-pound Doberman pinscher, and Blue got into a fight in March 2022 and that Michelson’s dog “ended up grabbing my dog by the throat.”

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More than 2,500 dogs — miniature pinschers, mastiffs and more — will compete in this year’s Westminster Dog Show, the second oldest consistently held sporting event in the United States.

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I thought, and submitted myself to a parade of corgis and miniature pinschers and King Charleses.

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