Meanings
nounBoston terrier (plural Boston terriers)
plural Boston terriers
- A medium-sized black and white dog.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
Similar
Boston bull
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch bostonterriër
- bostonterriërdog breed
Finnish bostoninterrieri
- bostoninterrieridog breed
French terrier de Boston
- terrier de Bostondog breed
German Boston Terrier
- Boston Terrierdog breed
Irish brocaire Bhostúin
- brocaire Bhostúindog breed
Italian Boston Terrier
- Boston Terrierdog breed
Polish terier bostoński
- terier bostońskidog breed
Cite this entry
APA
Boston terrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boston%20terrier
MLA
“Boston terrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boston%20terrier. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boston terrier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boston%20terrier.
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