terrier

Definition of Terrier in English :

1. terrier

any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Terrier

noun

English legal history

a register or survey of land

noun

informal

a member of the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve

noun

any of several usually small, active, and short-bodied breeds of dog, originally trained to hunt animals living underground

noun

any member of several breeds of generally small and typically aggressive dog, orig. bred to rout vermin and small game animals from their lairs

n.

A dog of any of various typically small, active breeds originally developed for driving game from burrows.