pit bull terrier

noun

A medium-sized dog historically bred for dogfighting.

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pibblepitpittlepit bullshitbullvelvet hippoAmerican Staffordshire terrierStaffordshire terrier
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Meanings

nounpit bull terrier (plural pit bull terriers)

plural pit bull terriers · alternative pitbull terrier

  1. A medium-sized dog historically bred for dogfighting.

    Synonyms: pibble, pit, pittle, pit bull, shitbull, velvet hippo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medium-sized dog historically bred for dogfighting.

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pibblepitpittlepit bullshitbullvelvet hippo

More synonyms by meaning

nounAmerican breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat

Similar
American Staffordshire terrierStaffordshire terrierAmerican pit bull terrier
Broader
bullterrierbull terrier

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pit (“fighting arena”) + bull terrier.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 比特犬
  • 比特犬 (bei² dak⁶ hyun²)breed of dog
Chinese Mandarin 比特犬
  • 比特犬 (bǐtèquǎn)breed of dog
Dutch pitbullterriër, pitbull
  • pitbullterriërbreed of dog
  • pitbullbreed of dog
Finnish pitbull, pitbulli
  • pitbullbreed of dog
  • pitbullibreed of dog
French pitbull
  • pitbullbreed of dog
Hungarian pitbull, pitbull terrier
  • pitbullbreed of dog
  • pitbull terrierbreed of dog
  • amerikai pitbull terrierbreed of dog
Irish tarbh-bhrocaire
  • tarbh-bhrocairebreed of dog
Japanese ピットブル
  • ピットブル (pittoburu)breed of dog
Lithuanian pitbulis, pitbulterjeras
  • pitbulisbreed of dog
  • pitbulterjerasbreed of dog
Malay anjing pitbull
  • anjing pitbullbreed of dog
Polish pitbullterier, pitbulterier
  • pitbullterierbreed of dog
  • pitbulterierbreed of dog
  • pitbulbreed of dog
  • pitbullbreed of dog
Portuguese pit bull, pitbull
  • pit bullbreed of dog
  • pitbullbreed of dog
Cite this entry
APA

pit bull terrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20bull%20terrier

MLA

“pit bull terrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20bull%20terrier. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pit bull terrier,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20bull%20terrier.

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