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# rottweiler

«rottweiler» in Mova's school dictionary: **a large, strong breed of dog, black with brown markings…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a Rottweiler, Rottweilers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A Rottweiler is a large, strong breed of dog, black with brown markings, first bred in Germany to herd cattle and guard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/#m1)

2) (informal) Calling someone a rottweiler means they are fierce and aggressive in arguing or defending something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life Rottweilers are kept as guard dogs and family pets; they are loyal and protective but powerful, so children should ask the owner before stroking any dog. In news and politics, a tough, attacking person may be called a "rottweiler". The breed is named after the German town of Rottweil.

### examples

- Our neighbours have a friendly Rottweiler called Bruno. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/#x1)
- A Rottweiler is black with brown patches on its face and legs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/#x2)
- Always ask the owner before you stroke a Rottweiler. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/#x3)
- Rottweilers were once used to herd cattle to market. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/#x4)
- The guard dog was a huge Rottweiler. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/#x5)
- (informal) The new manager is a rottweiler in meetings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/#x6)
- Rottweilers need lots of exercise and training. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/#x7)

### note

Breed names usually take a capital: Rottweiler. Spelling: two t's, "ei". Nickname: Rottie. Myth: not every Rottweiler is dangerous — behaviour depends on training — but any big dog should be treated with care.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rottweiler» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rottweiler/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.