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発音

• IPA: /ˈtɛɹiə(ɹ)/

語源 1

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French chien terrier (“terrier dog”), from chien (“dog”) + Old French terrier (“of earth”, adjective), from Medieval Latin terrarius (“of earth”), from Latin terra (“earth”).

別の表記

• tarrier (obsolete)

名詞

terrier (plural terriers)

1. A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
2. Someone displaying terrier-like qualities such as determined pursuit.
   • 2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47:

     One of the LNER dispatch staff is a terrier when it comes to masks, challenging anyone without them.

派生語

関連する語

語源 2

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman terrier, from Old French terrier (“of earth”, adjective), from Medieval Latin terrarius (“of earth”), from Latin terra (“earth”).

名詞

terrier (plural terriers)

1. (law, historical) A collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.
2. (law) An inventory (book or roll) in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc.; a terrar.

等位語

• periplus
• periegesis

語源 3

Compare Latin terō (“to rub, to rub away”), terebra (“a borer”).

名詞

terrier (plural terriers)

1. An auger or borer.

参照

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “terrier”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• “terrier” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.
• “terrier”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

アナグラム

• retirer, retrier