Doberman pinscher
noun
Do·ber·man pin·scher
ˌdō-bər-mən-ˈpin-chər 
: any of a breed of short-haired medium-sized dogs of German origin
called also Doberman
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Jenner’s ring features portraits of her Doberman pinscher dogs.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 25 June 2024
In April 2019, the woman said David raped her in a small room during a business meeting with his Doberman pinscher present, according to the lawsuit.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
There were big cheers, too, for a playful great Pyrenees called Sebastian and a Doberman pinscher named Emilio.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
In late July 1980, a five-month-old Doberman pinscher puppy in Washington, D.C., started throwing up blood.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2024
Sporting a navy blue bikini and carrying a bottle of her 818 Tequila brand and a tumbler from which to sip, the 27-year-old made her way to the edge of a pool with her Doberman pinscher Pyro leading the way.
—Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
Reflecting on some of their past characters—which include a church camp lesbian, a chaotic trans guy, and most recently a nonbinary Doberman pinscher—Beardsley says a piece of themself is in all of their characters.
—Kayla Sharpe, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
Among the ice sculptures eliciting oohs and ahhs was the sleek, standing-at-attention form of a Doberman pinscher.
—Alyssa Alfano, cleveland, 22 Feb. 2021
For example, a dreaming pointer may immediately start searching for game, a sleeping springer spaniel may flush an imaginary bird, and a dreaming Doberman pinscher may pick a fight with a dream burglar.
—Stav Dimiropoulos, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2012
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 25 June 2024
In April 2019, the woman said David raped her in a small room during a business meeting with his Doberman pinscher present, according to the lawsuit.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
There were big cheers, too, for a playful great Pyrenees called Sebastian and a Doberman pinscher named Emilio.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
In late July 1980, a five-month-old Doberman pinscher puppy in Washington, D.C., started throwing up blood.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2024
Sporting a navy blue bikini and carrying a bottle of her 818 Tequila brand and a tumbler from which to sip, the 27-year-old made her way to the edge of a pool with her Doberman pinscher Pyro leading the way.
—Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
Reflecting on some of their past characters—which include a church camp lesbian, a chaotic trans guy, and most recently a nonbinary Doberman pinscher—Beardsley says a piece of themself is in all of their characters.
—Kayla Sharpe, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
Among the ice sculptures eliciting oohs and ahhs was the sleek, standing-at-attention form of a Doberman pinscher.
—Alyssa Alfano, cleveland, 22 Feb. 2021
For example, a dreaming pointer may immediately start searching for game, a sleeping springer spaniel may flush an imaginary bird, and a dreaming Doberman pinscher may pick a fight with a dream burglar.
—Stav Dimiropoulos, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2012
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Doberman pinscher
noun
Do·ber·man pin·scher
ˌdō-bər-mən-ˈpin-chər
: any of a breed of short-haired medium-sized dogs of German origin
Etymology
from German Dobermann-pinscher (breed of dog), from Friedrich Ludwig Dobermann, German dog breeder, and pinscher "breed of hunting dog"
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