Rottweiler

[ rot-wahy-ler ]

noun
  1. one of a German breed of large, powerful dogs having a short, coarse, black coat with tan to brown markings.

Origin of Rottweiler

1
First recorded in 1905–10; from German, after Rottweil city in southwest Germany + -er1
  • Sometimes Informal, Rot·tie [rot-ee] /ˈrɒt i/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Rottweiler

Rottweiler

/ (ˈrɒtˌvaɪlə) /


noun
  1. a breed of large robustly built dog with a smooth coat of black with dark tan markings on the face, chest, and legs. It was previously a docked breed

  2. (often not capital) an aggressive, ruthless, and unscrupulous person

Origin of Rottweiler

1
German, named after Rottweil, German city where the dog was originally bred

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