Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Any of a German breed of dog having a stocky body, short black fur, and tan face markings.
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- n. Alternative capitalization of Rottweiler
Etymologies
Examples
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The rottweiler was a family pet and was being walked at the time.
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But Humphrys, 66, the so-called rottweiler of Radio 4, said he had no recollection of the incident.
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David Mitchell has announced his arrival in the pantheon of political inquisitors with a swipe at the "rottweiler" school of interviewing.
Peep Show's David Mitchell joins Charlie Brooker to grill politicians in new live show
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They seem to be ignorant of the fact that JP II appointed this "rottweiler" and allowed him to stay in place, even denying his requests to retire.
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Hopkins has been divorced herself, an experience which she says gives her both a pragmatism and an empathy which clients find useful, despite being considered a "rottweiler" as she acknowledges.
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He is described by his contemporaries as a "rottweiler".
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But with 60 incidents of dog-biting reported last year, and eight of them coming from a list of potentially dangerous dog breeds such as rottweiler, bull terrier, Doberman Pinscher,
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It’s obvious that having a parallel education system that shows up the deficiencies of the state system cannot be tolerated for much longer, hence stories like this one published in the Evening Standard last year (Oct 1st) “Private schools warn over 'rottweiler' Ofsted.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
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Friends of ours had half their son's face torn off by a rottweiler that came into a yard not owned by its owners.
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To be honest the Tories dont stand a chance against the coming storm, its like a king Charles spaniel going up against a hungry rottweiler, the Tories are outgunned, outmatched and in big trouble YET they seem oblivious to the threat they face!
chained_bear commented on the word rottweiler
"The rottweiler is probably descended from the Italian mastiff.... It was bred in the German town of Rottweil in Wurttemberg. Practically extinct in 1800, the breed became popular in the early twentieth century due to enthusiastic breeders centered in Stuttgart." (Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs, 1980)
Uhh... did anyone else catch the weird connotations of 'enthusiastic breeders'?
February 21, 2007