Doberman pinscher

[ doh-ber-muhn pin-sher ]

noun

1. one of a German breed of medium-sized, short-haired dogs having a black, brown, or blue coat with rusty brown markings.

Doberman pinscher

/ ˈdəʊbəmən ˈpɪnʃə /

noun

1. a fairly large slender but muscular breed of dog, originally from Germany, with a glossy black-and-tan coat, a short tail, and erect ears Also speltDobermann

Word History and Origins

Origin of Doberman pinscher¹

First recorded in 1915–20; named after Karl Friedrich Ludwig Dobermann (1834-94), German dog breeder + German Pinscher “terrier,” perhaps based on Pinzgau, a district in Austria noted for its breeding farms

Word History and Origins

Origin of Doberman pinscher¹

C19: probably named after L. Dobermann, 19th-century German dog breeder who bred it + Pinscher, a type of terrier, perhaps after Pinzgau, district in Austria

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

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.”

From Los Angeles Times

Pillars holding up the Betty Drive overpass to Visalia were marred with gang graffiti, and many homes kept Doberman pinschers and German shepherds as watch dogs.

From New York Times

Another mean-looking dog, a Doberman pinscher, slunk out of the shadows behind the bulldog.

From Literature

Dr. Fryer returned to the rambling, Victorian house where he lived in Germantown with his Doberman pinschers and the medical students he took in as boarders.

From New York Times